Liberty County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 working days

A response must be filed at least three working days before the motion's submission date.

Responses shall be filed at least three (3) working days before the submission date.

CRITICAL

Uncontested family-law cases must be tried or dismissed within the stated three-month period measured from the later of the appearance date or expiration of any required Family Code waiting period.

5.2.2. Uncontested cases shall be tried or dismissed within 3' months from appearance date or within 3 months from the expiration of the waiting period provided by the Family Code where such is required, whichever is later.

CRITICAL

The motion's submission date must be at least 10 days after filing, unless the Court grants leave.

Motions shall state a date of submission which shall be at least 10 days from filing, except on leave of court.

CRITICAL

Contested family-law cases must be tried or dismissed within six months of the later of the appearance date or expiration of any required Family Code waiting period.

5:2.1. Contested cases shall be tried or dismissed within 6 months from the appearance date or within 6 months from the expiration of the waiting period provided by the Family Code where such is required, whichever is later.

CRITICAL

Temporary orders must be presented to the Court for entry within ten days after the hearing or on the entry date set by the Court.

All temporary orders shall be presented to the Court for entry within ten (10) days after the hearing or at the entry date set by the Court.

CRITICAL

The motion to retain must be filed before the dismissal date specified in the notice; otherwise, the case shall be dismissed.

Unless a written motion to retain has been filed prior to the dismissal date as set forth in the notice of intention to dismiss, such case shall be dismissed.

WARNING

Failure to mail the notices does not affect the periods in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306(a), except as that rule provides.

Failure to mail notices as set out above shall not affect any of the periods mentioned in Rule 306 (a) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure except as provided in that rule.

WARNING

Felony criminal cases should, if possible, reach trial or final disposition within 12 months of the earlier of arrest or indictment, subject to complex-case or special-circumstance limitations.

Felony criminal cases shall be brought to trial or final disposition within 12 months of arrest or return of indictment, whichever is earlier, if possible. It is recognized that in complex cases or special circumstances it may not be possible to adhere to these standards as provided herein.