Hunt County Courts at Law Electronic Filing Rules

6 rules from official source documents

Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.

CRITICAL

Applies to: Hearing or setting request

Hearings must be set by e-filing the applicable Court website request form with the county clerk.

Cases shall be set for hearing by completing and filing (e- filing) with the county clerk the appropriate hearing or setting request form found on the Court’s website (Civil Case Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing, Probate Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing, Guardianship Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing, and Criminal Case Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing).

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CRITICAL

Applies to: Hearing or setting request

Requests for hearings or settings must be made by e-filing the appropriate request form with the county clerk.

All requests for hearings or settings shall be made by filing (e-filing) the appropriate request for hearing or setting form (as set out in 8.5 and 8.6 below) with the county clerk.

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CRITICAL

Applies to: Trial setting request

Noncriminal cases must be set for trial by e-filing the Court’s Trial Setting Request and Order Setting Trial with the county clerk.

Cases (other than criminal cases) shall be set for trial by completing and filing (e-filing) with the county clerk the Court’s Trial Setting Request and Order Setting Trial.

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CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to: Order appointing attorney ad litem

Immediately after filing the probate application, the applicant must initiate appointment of the attorney ad litem by electronically filing the Court’s appointment order.

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CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to: Order appointing attorney ad litem

When an attorney ad litem is needed, the applicant must e-file the Court’s appointment order.

The applicant shall, immediately upon filing the application to probate the will, initiate the appointment of the attorney ad litem by e-filing the Court' s order appointing attorney ad litem (found on the Court' s website). Applicant shall not select the attorney ad litem. The Court will select the attorney ad litem after Applicant e-files the order.

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WARNING

Applies to: Criminal trial setting request

Criminal cases may be set for trial by e-filing the Court’s Criminal Case Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing with the county clerk.

Criminal cases may be set for trial by completing and filing (e-filing) with the county clerk the Court’s Criminal Case Setting Request and Order Setting Hearing.

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Common questions about Hunt County Courts at Law electronic filing rules

Is electronic filing required in Hunt County Courts at Law?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Hearings must be set by e-filing the applicable Court website request form with the county clerk.

View rule Official source Source: page 7, section 8. REQUEST FOR SETTINGS

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