Polk County District Court, Texas Filing Rules
Official filing rules, court-wide sources, and procedure resources for Polk County District Court, Texas
For Polk County District Court, Texas filings, start with the official local rules and court-level instructions. Then confirm any division, department, clerk, or assigned-officer procedure that applies to the case.
- Court-level rules
The specified affidavits may be filed with the Clerk, but their attachments must not be filed.
- Judge Travis E. Kitchens Jr.
If provisions in the forms do not apply to the spouses, omit them from the petition or decree or strike them through.
- Judge John Wells
The requesting attorney must certify that they made the stated good-faith conferral efforts and furnished a copy of the request to all counsel.
- Judge Travis E. Kitchens Jr.
Relevant authorities must be presented to the Court and provided to opposing counsel at least 24 hours in advance of the motion hearing.
- Court-level rules
The specified affidavits must be served and their attachments made available to other lead counsel or parties, at the requesting party’s cost.
- Judge John Wells
A copy of the court setting request must be furnished to all counsel in the case.
- Judge Travis E. Kitchens Jr.
All settings must be confirmed through the Court Coordinator’s office.
- Court-level rules
All requests for settings must be made through the court coordinator for the court where the case is pending, and the clerk must refer setting requests to that coordinator.