Irion County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

For a party’s virtual appearance request based on exigent circumstances, an attorney must file a motion and order at least 3 days before the hearing, or as soon as the emergency need becomes known.

If there are exigent circumstances and an attorney is requesting that a party appear virtually, they must file a motion/order for virtual appearance no less than 3 days prior to the hearing, or as soon as the emergency need becomes known.

CRITICAL

A party seeking a witness’s virtual appearance must file a motion and order at least 3 days before the setting.

If a party knows of a request for a witness to appear virtually, they must file a motion and order for virtual appearance no less than 3 days prior to the setting.

CRITICAL

Witness or exhibit lists must be emailed to all parties, the court coordinator, and the court reporter by noon three days before the proceeding, or as soon as the lists are available.

IT IS ORDERED that any offer of witnesses or exhibits during the court proceeding, requires an email with the list to all parties, the court coordinator Mandy Archer, mandy.archer@txcourts.gov and the court reporter April Drake, april.drake@co.tom-green.tx.us by noon three days before the court proceeding or as soon as they are available.

CRITICAL

The Advisement report must be filed with the Court within 24 hours of placement.

IT IS ORDERED that this report shall be filed with the Court within the 24 hours of placement.

CRITICAL

DFPS/2Ingage/CPA must file an Advisement with the Court within 24 hours after an emergency change in placement, caregiver, or respite status.

It is ordered that DFPS/2Ingage/CPA shall file an Advisement with the Court of any emergency change in placement, caregiver, or respite status within 24 hours after the change.

CRITICAL

When the stated placement circumstances persist for three months, the assigned DFPS placement worker or 2Ingage placement specialist must provide the written report to the Court.

IT IS ORDERED that if a child has not been placed in their home county or within 150 miles of the Courthouse of their home county and is not in a relative/fictive kin or adoptive home after a period of three (3) months—DFPS placement or the 2Ingage "placement specialist" assigned to the child shall provide a written report to the Court that includes the following information: 1) what placements were contacted; 2) what person with personal knowledge of the child contacted the placements; and 3) the response from the placement.

CRITICAL

The advisement must be filed with the court immediately.

**IT IS ORDERED** that an advisement shall immediately be filed with the court that includes the following information (TFC §266.0042, 264.018):

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

For any medication prescription, the caregiver or child placing agency must notify DFPS/2Ingage and the Court within two business days; the requirement applies to parents and all placements and any medication.

**IT IS ORDERED** that any child that is placed on medication (of any kind) the caregiver or child placing agency must notify DFPS/2Ingage and the Court within two (2) business days of the medication prescription. This notification requirement applies to parents and all placements including fictive kin, relative or respite caregivers and includes any medication.

WARNING

Submit vacation letters in January and July, and report January vacation in the previous July notice and July vacation in the previous January letter.

Please submit your vacation letters in January and July. If you are taking vacation in January, submit that time in the previous July notice, if you are taking time in July, please submit that time in the previous January letter.