Travis County District Courts Document Filing Requirements

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Adoption order

A nonsignatory judge may adopt the Order by executing a written adoption order, filing it with their Clerk, and providing copies to the other two Clerks; adoption takes effect when filed with the District Court Clerk.

Any District Court Judge, County Court Judge, or Municipal Court Judge acting as a magistrate who is not a signatory to this Order may become a signatory to this Order by executing a written order adopting this Order for such Judge and filing such adoption order with their Clerk, with copies to the other two Clerks. Such adoption shall become effective as of the date of filing with the District Court Clerk.

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Chapter 10 case

Chapter 10 (administrative agency review) cases are excluded from referral to mediation under Chapter 13.

Chapter 10 cases are not referred for mediation pursuant to Chapter 13 of these Rules.

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Pretrial form

Pre-trial forms are not required for hearings on the Domestic Relations Office, CPS, IV-D, and Protective Order dockets, and need not be filed by the Domestic Relations Office, CPS, the Texas Attorney General's Office, or the County Attorney Protective Order Division on the Family Law Docket.

Pre-trial forms are not required for any hearing on the Travis Domestic Relations Office docket, the CPS docket, the IV-D court docket, and the Travis County Protective Order docket. Pre-trial forms are not required to be filed by the Travis County Domestic Relations Office, CPS, the Texas Attorney General's Office or the County Attorney Protective Order Division for cases set on the Family Law Docket.

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Submission

Submitted orders are approved, rejected, or denied at the Court's discretion, with notice to counsel and self-represented parties.

The submitted order will be approved, rejected, or denied at the Court's discretion, and counsel and self-represented parties will be notified by the Court

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Proposed order

If no hearing is required under Local Rules 6.2 or 6.3, a party may present an order for signature in accordance with Local Rules Chapter 7.

If no hearing is required under Local Rules 6.2 or 6.3, a party may present an order for signature in accordance with Local Rules Chapter 7.

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Order

When no hearing is required under Rule 6.2 or 6.3, a party may present an order for signature under Chapter 7.

If no hearing is required under Local Rules 6.2 or 6.3, a party may present an order for signature in accordance with Local Rules Chapter 7.

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Letter report

In termination suits where the Texas Family Code does not require a pre-adoptive home screening or post-placement adoptive report, the Family Court Services Manager must file a letter report with the District Clerk stating that the pleadings were reviewed (text continues beyond this chunk).

In every termination suit in which the Texas Family Code does not require the preparation or filing of a pre-adoptive home screening and post-placement adoptive report, the Family Court Services Manager must file with the District Clerk a letter report stating that he or she has reviewed the pleadings filed in

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Proposed order

Uncontested matters are ordinarily considered in the order proposed orders are brought to the courtroom clerk.

These matters will ordinarily be considered in the order in which the proposed orders are brought to the courtroom clerk.

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Proposed parenting plan

The court-posted parenting plan form is acceptable, and other forms may also be acceptable.

The form parenting plan posted on the Travis County Civil District Courts' website is acceptable, and other forms may also be acceptable.

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Motion to withdraw or substitute

Chapter 6's withdrawal and substitution procedures do not apply to attorneys who have made a limited appearance; Chapter 20 governs those withdrawals and substitutions instead.

This Chapter does not apply to a withdrawal or substitution by an attorney who has made a limited appearance; Chapter 20 governs withdrawal and substitution of a limited appearance.

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Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order does not need to be filed.

A proposed order need not be filed.

CRITICAL

Unless income is stipulated, parties in child support or spousal maintenance suits must furnish (but not file) tax returns for the prior two years or substitute payroll records, plus a Schedule K-1 for the trial year, to the court and opposing parties at the time of trial.

Additionally, in any suit requiring a determination of child support or spousal maintenance, unless the parties agree or stipulate to a party's income and/or net resources as defined by the Texas Family Code, each party is required to furnish to the court (but not file), and to opposing parties, copies of the following at the time of trial: 1. The party's federal income tax returns for the previous two calendar years, or if no such return(s) have been filed, then all payroll statements, pay stubs, W-2 forms, 1099 forms, and Schedule K-1 for such years; and Schedule K-1 for the calendar year of the trial from January 1 through the date of the trial.

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A motion to have a matter heard by a District Judge instead of an Associate Judge must be in writing.

A party may file a motion to have any other matter heard originally before a District Judge instead of an Associate Judge. The motion must be in writing and must set the motion for hearing by a judge with notice to all parties as required by the applicable rules of civil procedure.

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Applies to

Consent form

When coverage is sought with consent, court-adopted consent forms must be used and original signed consent forms of the witnesses must be obtained in the manner directed by the court.

If the recording, broadcasting, or photographing is sought with consent, consent forms adopted by the court must be used to evidence the consent of the parties and witnesses. Original signed consent forms of the witnesses must be obtained in the manner directed by the court.