Uvalde County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Discovery motion

Any motion seeking additional discovery must address only matters not covered by the Order and comply with CCP 28.01.

Should additional discovery be necessary the Defendant and/or the State shall file a written motion addressing only matters not covered in this Order. Any such motion must be presented in accordance with CCP 28.01.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Counsel presenti ng any ap pl ication for an ex parte order shall, at the time t he application is presented to the Court, certify in writing that : A. To t he best of counsel's knowledge, the party against whom the relief is sought is not represent ed 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

Counsel presenti ng any ap pl ication for an ex parte order shall, at the time t he application is presented to the Court, certify in writing that : A. To t he best of counsel's knowledge, the party against whom the relief is sought is not represent ed 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

CRITICAL

To obtain a trial date, submit an Order Setting with a Request for Setting; to obtain a pre-trial date, submit a letter stating the date agreed to by the parties.

A. Submit an Order Setting to the Court, with a Request for Setting when obtaining a trial date, or a letter when obtaining a pre-trial date, stating t he date the parties have agreed to.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order setting

B. At t he bottom of all Orders Setting, please list all the parties; and, if t he parties are represented by counsel, please list the attorney's name, address, email address and fax number.

B. At t he bottom of all Orders Setting, please list all the parties; and, if t he parties are represented by counsel, please list the attorney's name, address, email address and fax number.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order setting

For pro se litigants, an Order Setting must list their address and email address.

If they are pro-se litigants, please give the ir address and email address.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order setting

If counsel cannot agree on a date, send the Order Setting with a letter identifying the dates offered to opposing counsel and their reasons for not agreeing.

C. If you cannot obtain a date that is agreeable to all counsel, send your Order Setting with a letter stating the dat es that were given t o opposing counsel and their reasons fo r not agreeing.

CRITICAL

The request or cover letter must state that opposing counsel was contacted and is available for the requested hearing date.

D. Always advise the Court in your request or cover letter than you have contacted the opposing counsel and that they are available for hearing on the date you have requested .

CRITICAL

A Zoom hearing requires all parties to agree to the hearing date, time, and use of Zoom.

All parties must agree as to the hearing date and t ime and that the hearing be conducted via Zoom video conference.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Original citation

Counsel must attach the specified standing order and Children's Bill of Rights to the original citation in divorce and parent-child relationship suits.

The Standing Order Regarding Property and Conduct of Parties in Divorce and Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship and the Children's Bill of Rights attached hereto are to be attached by counsel to the original citation in all suits of divorce and suits affecting the parent-child relationship .

CRITICAL

Applies to

Temporary support hearing documents

In temporary-support matters, each party must provide specified prior-year earnings records, a monthly income-and-expense statement, and federal tax returns for the two prior calendar years.

In all cases in which temporary support of a spouse and/or the child is in issue, each party shall be required to furnish 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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Initial disclosures

All parties must comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194.2(c) regarding initial disclosures in certain Family Code suits.

All parties are required to comply with Tex. R. Civ. Proc. 194.2(c) Initial Disclosures in Certain Suits under the Family Code .

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed property division

In bench trials, attorneys must submit a proposed property division to the court on the trial date.

A. In all cases to be tried to the bench, the attorneys are required to submit a proposed property division to the court on the date of trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Sworn inventory and appraisement

In contested cases where disputed assets exceed $250,000, each party must file a sworn inventory and appraisement at least 30 days before trial.

B. In all contested cases where the value of assets in dispute exceeds $250,000, the following documents are required : 1. Each party shall file, not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Composite inventory and appraisement

After the sworn inventories are filed, the parties must file a composite inventory, which the Petitioner must initiate and forward to the Respondent at least 14 days before trial.

After each party's sworn inventory and appraisement has been filed, the parties shall file a composite inventory and appraisement. The Petitioner shall initiate the composite inventory and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (14) days prior to trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

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

The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

If the Petitioner does not attach the order, the Clerk must ensure a copy is attached to the petition and every presented copy when the petition is filed.

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.

WARNING

Applies to

Order setting

Do not include the statement that a copy has been sent to all opposing counsel in an Order Setting.

Do not put, " .. a copy has been sent to all opposing counsel".

WARNING

Applies to

Docket control order

If counsel opts not to have a hearing, counsel may submit a completed docket control order signed by all parties before the scheduled conference date.

If counsel does not wish to have a hearing for entry of a docket control order, counsel may submit a completed docket control order to the Court, signed by all parties, prior to the setting date fo r the schedu led docket control conference .

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Trial materials

Please have a proposed charge available for review and all exhibits ready to be marked.

Please have a proposed charge available for review and all exhibits ready to be marked.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed property division

In a divorce case tried to the bench, each attorney must submit a proposed property division to the court.

If a divorce case being tried to the bench, each attorney is required to submit a proposed property division to the court.