Liberty County Courts at Law Sealing & Redaction Procedures
1 rule from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Civil cases
DFPS affidavits, court reports, and other documents in covered suits are confidential, must be maintained as confidential by the District Clerk, and may be accessed by the listed persons and entities.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that access to affidavits, court reports, and other documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are CONFIDENTIAL and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Liberty County as such. The Clerk of the Court shall allow access to these pleadings, orders, and documents to the court, an associate judge, DFPS employees, employees of a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) acting as an authorized agent of DFPS, a party, a party's attorney, any attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child, and the Office of the Attorney General.
How does Liberty County Courts at Law handle sealed or redacted filings?
DFPS affidavits, court reports, and other documents in covered suits are confidential, must be maintained as confidential by the District Clerk, and may be accessed by the listed persons and entities.
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