Sherman County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

A motion to pass, postpone, or reset a trial, pretrial conference, or hearing must include a proposed order setting the motion for hearing.

The motion must be accompanied by a proposed order setting the motion for hearing.

Applies to

Temporary support hearing documents

When temporary support is at issue, each party must furnish specified income and tax documents before or at 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, prior to or at the time of the hearing, 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, a statement of monthly income and expenses, and copies of that party's federal income tax returns for the two calendar years prior to the temporary hearing.

Applies to

Order setting

The Order Setting submitted to the Court must state the agreed date selected from the available dates.

1. Submit an Order Setting to the Court stating the date the parties have agreed to from those available dates.

Applies to

Order setting hearing or motion

2. In the Order Setting Hearing, or in an accompanying Motion, parties must advise the Court that opposing counsel has been contacted and that they are available for hearing on the requested dates.

2. In the Order Setting Hearing, or in an accompanying Motion, parties must advise the Court that opposing counsel has been contacted and that they are available for hearing on the requested dates.

Civil cases

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and every copy; if the Petitioner fails to do so, the Clerk must ensure the copies presented at filing include it.

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

Ex parte application

Presenting an ex parte application constitutes counsel’s representation that opposing counsel is unrepresented or that one of the stated notice conditions applies.

By presenting any application for an ex parte order, counsel is deemed to represent to the Court that: a. to the best of counsel's knowledge, the party against whom the relief is sought is not represented by counsel; or b. if the party against whom the relief is sought is represented by counsel, that (i) such counsel has been notified of the application and does not wish to be heard by the Court thereon; or (ii) counsel presenting the application has diligently attempted to notify opposing counsel, has been unable to do so, and the circumstance do not permit additional efforts to give such notice.

Civil cases

Applies to

Temporary hearing financial statement

When temporary support of a spouse or child is at issue, each party must furnish 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: 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

Proposed property division form

When property or debts are at issue, each party must file a proposed property division form listing all separate and community property and all debts and liabilities.

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.