Jim Wells County Court at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Materials for the court’s consideration must be placed in the Dropbox folder by 4:00 p.m. the day before the proceeding; if the proceeding is Monday, exhibits must be placed there by 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

All exhibits a party intends to offer into evidence and all orders and other documents a party intends to present to the Court for consideration shall be: (a) placed in a Dropbox Shared Folder before the court proceeding no later than 4:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled court proceeding. If the date falls on a Monday, the exhibits shall be placed in the Dropbox folder no later than 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday;

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Inventory

In contested divorce cases, each party must file an inventory no later than 60 days after Respondent’s appearance and at least 30 days before the final trial setting.

In contested divorce cases, each party shall file with opposing counsel not later than 60 days from Respondent’s appearance but in no event less than 30 days prior to a final trial setting, an inventory, signed under oath by that party, setting forth a description and value of all property (real and personal, community and separate) owned or claimed by either or both of the parties and a list of all debts and liabilities (stating the creditor and amount) owed by either or both parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

10 business days

An attorney may file a response to removal grounds within ten business days after receiving the Court’s notice.

The attorney may file a response to the grounds for removal on or before the expiration of ten (10) business days from the date of the receipt of the Court’s notice under this rule.

CRITICALCivil cases

Appointed counsel who fails to timely request a hearing waives objections to the trial court’s award of attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney fees or expenses.

FAILS TO TIMELY REQUEST A HEARING, THE APPOINTED COUNSEL SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE TRIAL COURT’S AWARD OF ATTORNEY AD LITE1U. GUARDIAN AD LITEMOR A:iICUA ATTORNEY FEES OR EXPENSES.

CRITICALCivil cases

Appointed counsel may file written objections, but must timely request a hearing; the stated deadline is within 30 days after the trial court disallows the fee or expense.

In the event that the trial court disallows part or all of any fees or expenses submitted, appointed counsel may file written objections to the trial courts action and request a hearing to show the trial court reasons that justify the amount requested on or before the expiration of thirty (30) days from the day that the trial court disallowed the fee or expense. APPOINTED COUNSEL MUST TIMELY REQUEST A HEARING UNDER THIS RULE. IF APPOINTED COUNSEL

CRITICALCivil cases

An appointed attorney must prepare and submit a fee-and-expense voucher within 30 days after trial-court disposition or exhaustion of all appeals.

Not later than thirty (30) days after the case is disposed by the trial court or all appeals are exhausted, the appointed attorney shall prepare and submit to the trial court a voucher for the payment of fees and expenses on a form provided by the trial court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

7 business days

If approval cannot be obtained within seven business days, the parties may submit the proposed order directly to the Court.

If approval cannot be obtained within seven (7) business days, the parties may submit proposed orders directLy to the Court for consideration.