Lynn County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

Civil cases

Applies to

Petition

In accordance with HB 1973, when a Petition is filed in a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, the Petitioner shall additionally submit to the court a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate if available to the Petitioner.

In accordance with HB 1973, when a Petition is filed in a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, the Petitioner shall additionally submit to the court a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate if available to the Petitioner.

Applies to

Filing

A filing that includes a sensitive exhibit or attachment must reference it.

IT IS ORDERED that any filing that includes an exhibit or attachment that contains any sensitive data, including but not limited to photos of children and/or photos showing any injuries, said exhibit or attachment shall be referenced in the filing, but NOT ePiled. Instead, said exhibit or attachment shall be forwarded to the court via email.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

Each motion for continuance must include a certificate documenting the parties’ unsuccessful good-faith effort to resolve the dispute.

All Motions for Continuance mustinclude a "Certificate ofConference" documenting that the parties have made a good faith effort to resolve the dispute at issue and have failed.

Applies to

Hearing submission

Before any temporary or final hearing, each party must provide the Court a list of requested relief without commentary or reasons, and any deviation from a standard must be specified as fully as an order.

Prior to ANY hearing(Temporary or Final)each Party shall furnish the Court a list ofall relief requested without commentary and without the reason for the request. However, deviations from any standard must be as specific as an Order, e.g. request for supervised visitation must contain where, how and with whom.

Applies to

Proposed findings conclusions

When either party requests findings of fact and conclusions of law, the other party must be notified, and each party must prepare proposed findings and conclusions in signature-ready form within ten days of the request.

If Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are requested of the Court by either Party, the other Party is Ordered to be noticed and each is Ordered to prepare proposed Findings ofFact and Conclusions of Law in a form appropriate for the Judge's signature within ten (10) days of request.

Applies to

Divorce pleading

For a divorce pleading served by publication, the case must include either the specified statement of no property and no minor children or an order appointing an attorney ad litem for the respondent.

If a Divorce pleading is served by publication, either 1) filing of a statement that they own nothing of value and they have no minor children, or 2) an Order Appointing an Attorney Ad Litem to represent the respondent will be required.

Applies to

Default judgment

A Certificate of Last Known Address and an Affidavit of Military Status must be filed before the Court grants any default judgment.

Before any Default Judgment will be granted, a Certificate of Last Known Address and an Affidavit of Military Status must first be filed in the case.