Knox County District Court, Texas Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The Respondent must file an inventory at least eight days before trial.

Not less than eight (8) days prior to trial, Respondent shall file an inventory so a comparison of properties and values can be made.

The proposed final decree must be submitted no later than the request for a final-hearing setting.

The Court will not grant a self represented divorce unless and until a proposed final decree is submitted to the Court along with or prior to the request for a setting for final hearing.

Summary judgment motions must be presented in time for a regularly scheduled summary-docket hearing at least 30 days before the final pretrial conference.

Otherwise, any motions for summary judgment shall be timely presented to permit timely notice for a hearing on a regularly scheduled summary docket at least thirty (30) days prior to the final pretrial conference.

The Judge must receive each written ready-or-not-ready announcement at least 14 full days before the first day of the jury setting.

Written announcements of “ready” or “not ready” must be made by each attorney in charge and received by the Judge at least fourteen (14) full days prior to the first day of the jury setting.

All matters, including final pleadings and required evidentiary documents, must be filed at least seven days before the final pretrial conference, or earlier if law or court order requires, and a copy must be provided to the Court.

All matters, including final pleadings and required evidentiary documents, shall be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the date the final pretrial conference is scheduled, or earlier if otherwise provided by law or order of the Court, and shall be served on all opposing counsel and self represented parties with a copy provided to the Court.

Pretrial matters must be timely filed, raised, and presented at the scheduled hearing or they are waived.

Matters not timely filed, raised, and presented at the scheduled pretrial hearing are waived and will not later be allowed.

The proposed order must be prepared within 14 days after the hearing or ruling.

The prevailing party shall prepare the proposed order within fourteen (14) days after the hearing or ruling and promptly submit the same to the Court.

If counsel cannot obtain the client’s written approval to withdraw, counsel must notify the client that the Court will approve the motion unless the client files a written objection within ten days.

If counsel is unable to secure the client’s written approval of the withdrawal, counsel must notify the client that the Court will approve the motion unless the client files a written objection within ten days.

Written objections to a proposed order must be presented to the Court within 10 days thereafter.

Written objections to any such proposed order shall be presented to the Court within ten (10) days thereafter.

A motion that lacks the certificate may not be set for hearing until the certification is filed.

Any motion omitting such certificate shall not be set for hearing until such certification has been filed.

Notice of a bankruptcy filing must be provided within three days of the filing.

within three (3) days of any bankruptcy filing, to provide written notice to the Court and all counsel that a bankruptcy filing has occurred giving the name and location of the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy cause number and style, the date of filing and the name and address of counsel for the bankrupt.

The Petitioner’s inventory must be filed no later than 15 days before trial.

Petitioner shall, not later than fifteen (15) days prior to trial, file a complete, sworn itemized inventory and appraisement of all property belonging to the parties to the marriage, including separate property and community property as well as any property belonging to the children.