Ochiltree County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

Civil cases

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must attach this order to the original petition and each copy, and the Clerk must ensure the copies are attached if the Petitioner has not done so.

The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition. At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.

Civil cases

Applies to

Temporary hearing documents

When temporary spousal or child support is at issue, each party must provide a monthly income and expenses statement in a substantially similar or court-approved form.

In all cases in which temporary support of a spouse and/or the child is in issue, each party shall be required to furnish: 13.1 A statement of monthly income and expenses in a form substantially similar to the form found in the current Texas Family Law Practice manual published by the State Bar of Texas or in a form approved by this Court.

Civil cases

Applies to

Temporary hearing documents

When temporary spousal or child support is at issue, each party must provide copies of their federal income tax returns for the two calendar years before the hearing.

In all cases in which temporary support of a spouse and/or the child is in issue, each party shall be required to furnish: 13.2 Copies of that party’s federal income tax returns for the two calendar years prior to the temporary hearing.

Civil cases

Applies to

Temporary hearing documents

When temporary spousal or child support is at issue, each party must provide payroll statements, pay stubs, W-2s, and 1099s evidencing earnings for the prior calendar year and the current year through the hearing date.

In all cases in which temporary support of a spouse and/or the child is in issue, each party shall be required to furnish: 13.3 All payroll statements, pay stubs, W2 forms, and 1099 forms which evidence that party’s earnings for the calendar year prior to the temporary hearing and from January 1 of the current year through the date of the temporary hearing.

Civil cases

Applies to

Proposed property division form

When property or debts are at issue, each party must file a proposed property division form covering the parties’ property and liabilities; use of a substantially similar manual form or a court-approved form is recommended.

In all cases in which the character, value or division of property or debts is in issue, each party shall file a proposed property division form including all of the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties. It is recommended that each party file this proposed property division form in a form substantially similar to the form found in the current Texas Family Law Practice manual published by the State Bar of Texas or in a form approved by the Court.

Applies to

Setting request

Must include

certificate of conference

A setting request requires a certificate of conference when the requesting attorney knows opposing counsel exists.

A certificate of conference is required for all settings in which the requesting attorney is aware of the existence of opposing counsel.

Applies to

Jury trial submissions

At least one week before trial, suggested special issues, a brief case summation, and a proposed jury charge must be provided to the Court; the summation and charge must be sent to the Judge and not filed with the Clerk.

No less than one (1) week before trial, any suggested special issues are to be provided to the Court as well as a brief summation of the case and a proposed jury charge. Said summation and jury charge are to be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the Judge and not filed with the Clerk.

Applies to

Financial information statement

When temporary or final support is at issue, financial information statements must be filed before the temporary hearing.

In all cases where support, either temporary or final, is an issue, financial information statements shall be filed before the temporary hearing, per 84th District Court Standing Order.