Kaufman County Courts at Law Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Verified certificate

The notice and advance-copy requirements do not apply if a verified certificate is filed with the application stating that imminent irreparable harm leaves insufficient time for notice, and/or that notice would impair or annul the Court’s power to grant relief for the stated reasons.

ii. Compliance with the above provision is not required if a verified €ertificate of a party or certificate of counsei is filed with the application-and s~t es that: 1. Irreparable harm is imminent-and there is insufficient tim:e to notify the opposing party or counsel; and/or : 2. To notify the opposing party or counsel . would impair or annul I the Court's power to grant relief because the subject matter of the application could be accomplished or property removed, secreted or destroyed, if notice were required.

Applies to

Original petition

The petitioner must attach this Order to the Original Petition and each copy; if the petitioner does not, the District Clerk must ensure the copies are attached when the Petition is filed.

i. The Petitioner in a divorce case or SAPCR shall attach a copy of this Order to the Original Petition filed in the case and each copy of the Petition. ii. At the time the Petition is filed, if the Petitioner has not attached a copy of this Order to the Petition, the District Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this Order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.

Applies to

Adr request

If the parties cannot agree, they must file a request to assign a mediator or a request for a different form of ADR.

If the parties cannotcome to an agreement, then the parties shall file with the Court a Request to Assign a Mediator or a request for a different type of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Applies to

Agreed order

Before a jury trial or court trial is set, the parties must file an agreed order for mediation or another form of ADR naming the mediator or arbitrator.

Prior to the setting of a jury trial.or trial before the court, the partjes will file an agreed order for Mediation or another form of Alternative Disputt Resolution, statingthe name of the mediator or arbitrator.

Applies to

Exhibit

If at any time in the future the case is on appeal and exhibit will be responsible to provide the court reporter with the exhibit that is in the acceptable the court of appeals cannot open the exhibit that was offered, the sponsoring party that offered the format as required by the 5" Court of Appeals.

If at any time in the future the case is on appeal and exhibit will be responsible to provide the court reporter with the exhibit that is in the acceptable the court of appeals cannot open the exhibit that was offered, the sponsoring party that offered the format as required by the 5" Court of Appeals.