Lamar County District Court Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted with filings that initiate the specified cases or seek the specified family-law post-judgment relief.

A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted when an original petition or application is filed to initiate a new civil, family law, probate, or mental health case or when a post-judgment petition for modification or motion for enforcement is filed in a family law case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Verification

The party must sign the verification in front of a notary and swear that the affidavit facts are true and correct.

# **Verification** (Party must sign in front of a notary below.) I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct. ONLY sign in front of a notary

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit

The person filing the affidavit must sign it in front of a notary.

The person filing the affidavit must sign in front of a notary below.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition/motion/application

The petitioner, movant, or applicant must attach a signed copy of the Order to the original petition, motion, or application and every copy.

Petitioner/Movant/Applicant shall attach a copy of this Order, signed by the Petitioner/Movant/Applicant, to the original petition/motion/application and to each copy.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

The petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the petition and every copy of the petition.

A. The petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the petition and to each copy of the petition.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

If the petitioner has not attached the order when filing, the district clerk must ensure it is attached to the petition and every copy presented.

If, at the time the petition is filed, the petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any coy of 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications must not repeat matters addressed or substantially addressed in the standing orders and should seek only relief raising genuine concern under the case’s unique facts.

Applications for ex parte relief, such as temporary restraining orders, shall not contain items that are already addressed in these standing orders, or items that are substantially the same. The only items to be applied for ex parte should be items of genuine concern under the unique facts of the case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit

The party must sign the verification in front of a notary.

Verification (Party must sign in front of a notary below.)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit

The verification must identify the affiant as the Petitioner or Respondent and state under oath that the affidavit's facts are true and correct.

I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Verification

The party must sign the verification in front of a notary.

**Verification** (Party must sign in front of a notary below.)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Verification

The verification identifies the signing party and requires an oath that the affidavit's facts are true and correct.

I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct.

WARNING

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

If a party’s name is confidential, enter that party’s initials instead of the name on the case information sheet.

(NOTE: If the name of a party to a case is confidential, enter the party’s initials rather than the party’s name.)

WARNING

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

Attach an additional page when necessary to list all parties on the case information sheet.

Attach an additional page as necessary to list all parties.

WARNING

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

Select only one case category, choosing the one that best reflects the case’s most important issue.

Select the case category that best reflects the most important issue in the case. You must select only one.

WARNING

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

Do not indicate damages sought if the claim is governed by the Family Code.

(NOTE: If the claim is governed by the Family Code, do not indicate the damages sought.)

WARNING

Applies to

Affidavit

The court information must be printed exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.

Print court information exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.

WARNING

Applies to

Verification

The notary must complete the section below the instruction.

# **Notary fills out below.**

WARNING

Applies to

Affidavit for prove up

The court information must match the Original Petition for Divorce exactly.

Print court information exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.

WARNING

Applies to

Affidavit for prove up

The affidavit must identify the spouse filing for divorce by first, middle, and last name.

Print first, middle and last name of the spouse filing for divorce.

WARNING

Applies to

Affidavit for prove up

The affidavit must identify the other spouse by first, middle, and last name.

Print first, middle and last name of other spouse.

WARNING

Applies to

Verification

The notary must complete the portion below the party's signature.

Notary fills out below.

INFO

Applies to

Civil case information sheet

Select the applicable procedures or remedies sought, and select more than one if appropriate.

If applicable, select any of the available procedures or remedies being sought in the case. You may select more than one.