Judge Danah L. Zirpoli

Applies to

Original petition

If the Petitioner omits the order, the clerk must request correction and notify the district administrative judge if the Petitioner fails or refuses to correct it.

Applies to

Proposed property division form

When the character, value, or division of property or debts is at issue, each party must file a proposed property division form covering all claimed separate and community property and all debts and liabilities.

Applies to

Original petition

The Petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and every copy when filing.

If, after service, no party contests this order by presenting evidence at a hearing on or before fourteen days after the date of service of the original petition, this order shall continue in full force and effect as a temporary injunction until further order of this court.

A copy of a contested, unagreed order or judgment must be mailed or delivered to opposing counsel or the pro se party with instructions for submitting written objections before the proposed submission date.

Requests for hearings on pre-trial motions must be submitted to the administrator for setting, after which the moving party must provide proper notice or citation to opposing parties entitled to it.

The certificate of completion is due within 30 days after course completion or at the party’s next court appearance, whichever is sooner.

In contested matters, an unagreed order or judgment may be submitted no earlier than 10 days after a copy and instructions for written objections are mailed or delivered to opposing counsel or a pro se party.

Within one year after referral to the Suspense Docket or the last status report, the attorneys in charge or pro se parties must file a case-status report with the clerk.

The court recommends using a substantially similar form to the current Texas Family Law Practice manual form or a form approved by the Court.

Anticipated jury questions, definitions, and instructions must be submitted to the court electronically, on a thumb or USB drive, or by email in Word format.

Designated exhibits in the reporter's record must be arranged numerically and firmly bound together so far as practicable.