Medina County Court at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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The written order, judgment, or decree must be delivered to the Court for signing within 30 days after the stated ruling or settlement event.

Within thirty (30) days after rendition, announcement of the Court's ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, counsel shall cause all judgements, decrees or orders of any kind to be reduced to writing, forwarded to opposing counsel for approval as to fonn, and delivered to the Court for signing.

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All necessary paperwork, including the Final Decree of Divorce, must be filed with the Clerk before a date is given for the final divorce hearing.

You must have filed all necessary paperwork (including a Final Decree of Divorce) with the Clerk's office befo re you will be given a Court date for the final divorce hearing.

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Payment requests for an appeal must be made within 30 days after completion of the last deadline or oral argument.

and within 30 days after completion of the last deadline or oral argument on appeal.

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The Petitioner shall initiate the Medina County Proposed Property Division and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (30) days prior to trial.

The Petitioner shall initiate the Medina County Proposed Property Division and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (30) days prior to trial.

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The certificate of completion is due within 30 days after course completion or at the completing party’s next court appearance, whichever occurs sooner.

Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or at the time of that party's next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Order takes effect when the original petition is filed and remains a Temporary Restraining Order for fourteen days; absent a contest supported by evidence at a hearing by then, it continues as a Temporary Injunction until further court order, and terminates when the Court signs a final Order.

This Order is effective upon the filing of the original petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a Temporary Restraining Order for fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition. If no party contests this Order by presenting evidence at a hearing on or before fourteen days after the date of the filing of the original petition, this Order shall continue in full force and effect as a Temporary Injunction until further Order of the Court. This entire Order will terminate and will no longer be effective once the Court signs a final Order.

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The annual practice-time statement is due by October 15 each year.

An attorney shall submit by October 15 th each year a statement that describes the percentage of the attorney's practice time that was dedicated to work based on appointments accepted in this county for adult criminal cases and juvenile delinquency cases for the prior 12 months that begins on October pt and ends on September 30 th . The report must be submitted through the online form to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission/form prescribed by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to the court administration office in the county.

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Deadline

10 working days

Payment requests for detention hearings or a final disposition hearing must be made within 10 working days.

Request for payments must be made within 10 working days for hearings on detention or final disposition hearing

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The attorney of record must file the arraignment waiver within five days of appointment or notice of appearance.

A waiver of arraignment is required and shall bel filed by the attorney of record within five days of appointment or notice of appearance.

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The parenting-class completion certificate must be filed with the Clerk before a date is given for the final divorce hearing.

Your certificate of completion from your parenting class must be filed with the Clerk's office before you will be given a Court date for the final di vorce hearing.

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A divorce cannot be granted until 60 days have elapsed from filing the lawsuit, unless the family-violence exception applies.

You will not be able to get a divorce if (a) 60 days have not elapsed from the date the lawsuit was filed (unless family violence is involved pursuant to § 6.702(c) of the Texas Family Code)

CRITICAL

The Respondent shall complete and file the Medina County Proposed Property Division with the Court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

The Respondent shall complete and file the Medina County Proposed Property Division with the Court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

WARNING

The Court may be asked to sign the proposed judgment, decree, or order if it has received no written objection from opposing counsel within ten days from the letter's date.

Present the Court with the proposed judgment, decree or order, together with a letter requesting the Court to sign the same if the Court has not received a written objection from opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of the letter.

WARNING

An attorney may appeal a disapproved payment request, or one not acted on by the 60th day after submission, by filing a motion with the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region.

An attorney whose request for payment is disapproved or is not otherwise acted on by the 60 th day after the date the request for payment is submitted may appeal the disapproval or failure to act by filing a motion with the presiding judge of this adm ini strative judicial region.