Orange County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Beginning January 1, 2018, guardians must use the Court-approved form, including any future modification, for annual reports or the report will not be approved.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, effective January 1, 2018, all Guardians filing Annual Reports on the Condition and Well-Being of a Ward, as required by §1163.101, Texas Estates Code, shall use the Court's approved form I when filing an Annual Report on the Condition and Well-Being of the Ward and, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any Annual Report on the Condition and Well-Being of the Ward filed after December 31, 2017, will not be approved unless the Court's approved form (or any modification of the approved form made available in the future) is used.

CRITICAL

A pleading must use a person’s first and last name rather than initials unless redaction is required or permitted by rule, other law, or court order.

A pleading must not contain initials in place of the first and last name unless redaction of the name is required or permitted by Tex. R. Civ. P. 21c, other law, or Court order.

WARNING

The proposed jury charge and motions in limine may be sent in Word or editable PDF format.

The parties are required to submit a proposed jury charge and Motions in Limine to the Court at the pre-trial proceeding . Th is can be done by emailing the Court with the proposed charge and Motion in Limine in Word or editable PDF format and copying opposing counsel.