Refugio County District Court, Texas Sealing & Redaction Procedures
1 rule from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Civil cases
Public access to specified DFPS case records is restricted, except for access by listed participants or as specifically permitted by the Court for good cause shown.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that public access to pleadings, orders, and documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are to be restricted and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria Counties as such. The Clerk of the Court shall not allow public access to these pleadings, orders, and documents other than to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted and ordered by this Court, for good cause shown.
How does Refugio County District Court, Texas handle sealed or redacted filings?
Public access to specified DFPS case records is restricted, except for access by listed participants or as specifically permitted by the Court for good cause shown.
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