Lavaca County District Court, Texas Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

If a spreadsheet is provided instead of the Proposed Property Division form, it must show assets, be editable electronically, and be provided to the court at the beginning of trial.

In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

CRITICAL

A draft order must be on a page separate from any pleading, motion, or certificate of service and must have a heading showing the cause number, case style, and court.

A draft of an order shall not be typed on the same page with a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof, and each such draft shall have a heading showing the cause number, the style of the case, and the court in which it is pending.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

The judge’s signature line on a proposed order must appear on a page with other text, not on a separate page.

The signature line for the judge to sign proposed orders shall not be on a separate page, but shall be on a page with other text.

WARNING

A show-cause or other case-setting order presented to a judge for signature must be on a separate page and cannot be combined with a pleading.

Any show cause or other order setting a case presented for signature to a judge shall be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.