Wichita County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Written docket-call announcements may be sent to the Court Administrator and Coordinator and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday.

Written announcements for docket call may be made to the Court Administrator and Coordinator provided the written announcements are received at or before 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately preceding the docket call.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Within 5 calendar days after opposing counsel receives a temporary order, it must be forwarded to the Court in the same manner described for other orders.

and within five (5) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, shall be forwarded to the Court in the same fashion.

Unless the Court orders otherwise or law requires otherwise, a jury-trial setting request must be filed by the docket call two months before trial.

Except upon order of the Court, or where otherwise required by law, such request shall be filed by the date of the docket call 2 months prior to the date of the requested jury trial (i.e. for a March jury trial, the request must be received by the January docket call).

Deadline

10 calendar days

Temporary orders must be reduced to writing within 10 calendar days.

Temporary orders shall be reduced to writing within (10) calendar days

A certificate of course completion is due within 30 days of course completion or before the final hearing on the merits.

Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or prior to the final hearing on the merits of the case.

When property or debt issues are in dispute, each party must file the sworn inventory and appraisement at least 30 days before trial.

In all cases in which the character, value or division of property or debts is in issue, each party shall file, not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all of the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Temporary orders must be forwarded to the Court within 5 calendar days after opposing counsel receives them.

within five (5) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, shall be forwarded to the Court in the same fashion.

The applicable Clerk information forms must be presented when the judgment is presented for signature and filed with the judgment.

In all cases in which the Clerk is designated by law to provide certain information to a third party, including but not limited to, reports of divorce or annulment of marriage, information on child in suit affecting parent- child relationship and certificate of last known address, the forms containing this information MUST be presented to the Court at the time the judgment is presented for signature, and then filed with the Clerk along with the judgment.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Temporary orders must be reduced to writing within 10 calendar days.

Temporary orders shall be reduced to writing within (10) calendar days,

The Petitioner must initiate and forward the composite inventory to the Respondent for completion at least 14 days before trial.

The Petitioner shall initiate the composite inventory and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (14) days prior to trial.

Deadline

48 hours

Arraignment may be waived in writing if signed by the attorney and filed at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled arraignment.

Arraignment may be waived in writing if signed by the attorney and filed at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled arraignment.

The Respondent must complete and file the composite inventory and serve a copy on the Petitioner at least 7 days before trial.

The Respondent shall complete and file the composite inventory with the court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (7) days prior to trial.

Designations must be made at least 60 days before the designated period begins.

All designations must be made at least sixty (60) days prior to the first day of the period designated.

Deadline

48 hours

An arraignment waiver must be filed at least 48 hours before the scheduled arraignment.

Arraignment may be waived in writing if signed by the attorney, and filed at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled arraignment.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Within 10 calendar days after receiving the proposed order, opposing counsel must deliver it to the Court for signature or send the Court and all counsel specific written objections to its form.

Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, opposing counsel shall deliver the order to the Court for signature, or deliver to the Court and all counsel specific written objections to the form of the proposed order.

The required forms must be presented when the judgment is presented for signature and then filed with the Clerk along with the judgment.

In all cases in which the Clerk is designated by law to provide certain information to a third party, including but not limited to, reports of divorce or annulment of marriage, information on child in suit affecting parent- child relationship and certificate of last known address, the forms containing this information MUST be presented to the Court at the time the judgment is presented for signature, and then filed with the Clerk along with the judgment.

Deadline

20 calendar days

Within 20 calendar days after rendition, announcement of the Court’s ruling, or announcement of settlement by counsel, designated counsel must reduce final judgments and decrees to writing and forward them to the Court and opposing counsel for approval as to form.

Within twenty (20) calendar days after rendition, announcement of the Court’s ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, all final judgments and decrees shall be reduced to writing by counsel designated by the Court and forwarded to the Court and opposing counsel for approval as to form.