Midland County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

If counsel is unable to secure the approval as to form of all opposing counsel and self-represented litigants, counsel may: 1. File a motion for ent1y of the proposed judgment, decree, or order and secure a hearing for the same, with notice to all opposing counsel and self-represented litigants pursuant to Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.

If counsel is unable to secure the approval as to form of all opposing counsel and self-represented litigants, counsel may: 1. File a motion for ent1y of the proposed judgment, decree, or order and secure a hearing for the same, with notice to all opposing counsel and self-represented litigants pursuant to Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.

Each party must deliver the Proposed Parenting Plan to opposing counsel before the final hearing.

In contested child custody cases, each party shall file (and deliver to opposing counsel prior to the final hearing) a Proposed Parenting Plan.

Each party must provide opposing counsel with the summary no later than the day of the hearing.

In all cases, each party shall file and provide to opposing counsel a summary of the relief requested no later than the day of the hearing.

In contested temporary-support cases, each party must provide opposing counsel with the listed materials no later than the day of the hearing.

In contested cases in which temporary support of a spouse, a child, or both is in issue, each party shall file and provide to opposing counsel the following no later than the day of the hearing:

Applies to

Application for temporary order and hearing notice

A party seeking affirmative relief in a temporary-order matter must serve the application and hearing notice on the adverse party under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 5 and 21a.

An application to the court for a temporary order and notice of any hearing for temporary orders in which that party is seeking affirmative relief shall be served on the adverse party in accordance with Rules 5 and 21 a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.

Service

Email

If the client has provided an email address, the notice must also be sent by email.

If the client has provided the attorney with an email address, notice shall also be sent to the client by email.

For matters outside a limited appearance’s scope, service must be made on the party at the address in the notice; service on the attorney alone is ineffective, though the attorney may also be served.

When service is required or permitted to be made on a party represented by an attorney who has filed a Notice of Limited Appearance, service regarding matters outside the scope of the Notice of Limited Appearance must be made on the party. Service on an attorney regarding matters outside the scope of the attorney's Notice of Limited Appearance is not effective service on that party. Service on a party shall be at the address listed for the pmiy in the Notice of Limited Appearance. Nothing in this rule precludes also serving matters outside the scope of the Notice of Limited Appearance on the attorney filing the Notice of Limited Appearance.

Service

Mail

The required client notice must be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested.

Notice shall be sent to the client by certified mail, return receipt requested.

Each party must provide opposing counsel with a copy of the signed Proposed Property Division before the final hearing.

In contested property cases, each party shall file (and provide a copy to opposing counsel prior to the final hearing) a Proposed Property Division signed by the patiy.

A copy of the setting-confirmation letter must be served on opposing counsel in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21a.

a copy of which shall be served on opposing counsel is accordance with Rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Service

Mail

In a civil case, a self-represented litigant's failure to accept or pick up mail at the provided address is constructive receipt, which may be established by a postal service receipt or comparable proof of delivery.

In a civil case, failure to accept delivery of or to pick up mail addressed to the address provided by a self-represented litigant will be considered constructive receipt of the mailed or delivered document and may be established by a postal service receipt for certified or registered mail or comparable proof of delive1y.

Applies to

Proposed judgment decree or order

Each party who submits a proposed judgment, decree, or order for signature shall serve the proposed judgment, decree, or order and a copy of the

Each party who submits a proposed judgment, decree, or order for signature shall serve the proposed judgment, decree, or order and a copy of the

The party requesting a setting must notify all other parties.

The party requesting the setting must give notice to all other paiiies.

Applies to

Coverage request

A coverage request must be filed with the Clerk, and a copy delivered to the Court Administrator, all attorneys of record, and all self-represented litigants.

The request shall be filed with the Clerk, with a copy delivered to the Court Administrator, all attorneys of record, and all self-represented litigants.