Medina County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Scheduling order

The party causing joinder must provide a copy of the scheduling order when service occurs.

THE PARTY CAUSING THE JOINDER SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS SCHEDULING ORDER AT THE TIME OF SERVICE.

CRITICAL

A party submitting a proposed judgment for signature must serve the judgment and letter on all other parties who have appeared and remain in the case under Rule 21a.

Each party who submits a proposed judgment for signature shall serve the proposed judgment and a copy of the letter on all other parties who have appeared and remain in the case, in accordance with Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Expert witness designation

Expert witness designations must be served by the applicable dates.

Expert witness designations are required and must be served by the following dates. The designation must include the information listed in rule 194.2(f).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Withdrawal notice

Service

Mail

The withdrawing attorney must notify the client in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested.

If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party or if the party does not consent to the motion to withdraw, the withdrawing attorney shall notify the client in writing that the Court will be requested to sign an order granting the withdrawal on or after ten (10) days following the date of such notice. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment decree or order

Counsel must forward the written judgment, decree, or order to opposing counsel for approval as to form.

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 form, and delivered to the Court for signing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Temporary support hearing documents

A copy of the temporary-support documents must be provided to opposing counsel and the court at the hearing.

A copy of these documents shall be provided to opposing counsel and to the court at the time of the hearing.

CRITICAL

The party seeking affirmative relief must serve the relevant matter on the adverse party under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 5 and 21a.

which that party is seeking affirmative relief shall be served on the adverse party in accordance with Rule 5 and Rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.

CRITICAL

serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (15) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Service

Publication

If the spouse's whereabouts are unknown and there are children born of the marriage, ask the Clerk to issue citation by publication under Texas Family Code Section 6.409.

If your spouse's whereabouts are unknown and there are children born of the marriage, then you must ask the Clerk to issue citation by publication pursuant to Sec. 6.409 of the Texas Family Code.

CRITICALCivil cases

All parties must be added and served by the date set in the order.

All parties musts be added and served, whether by amendment or third party practice, by this date.

CRITICAL

If the spouse will not sign a Waiver of Citation and their address is known, ask the Clerk to issue a citation under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure Section 99.

If your spouse will not sign a Waiver of Citation and you know their address, you must ask that the Clerk issue a citation pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Section 99.

CRITICAL

If the Attorney General has a case concerning the children, provide that office a file-stamped copy of the Petition for Divorce as soon as it is filed.

If you have a case with the Attorney General concerning the child(ren) in this divorce, you must give their office a file-stamped copy of the Petition For Divorce as soon as you file it.

CRITICAL

If the spouse's whereabouts are unknown and there are no children born of the marriage, ask the Clerk to issue citation by posting under Texas Family Code Section 6.409(d).

If your spouse's whereabouts are unknown and there are no children born of the marriage, you must ask that the Clerk issue a citation by posting pursuant to Sec. 6.409 (d) of the Texas Family Code.

WARNING

If counsel cannot obtain all opposing counsel's approval as to form, counsel may move for entry and a hearing, with notice to opposing counsel under Rule 21a.

File a motion for entry of the proposed judgment, order or decree and secure a hearing for the same, with notice to all opposing counsel pursuant to Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.