Williamson County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The conference must be filed no later than 270 days after the answer date.

conference shall be filed no later than 270 days from the date of answer.

CRITICAL

A withdrawal motion may not be presented within 30 days of trial or at a time that would require delaying trial.

No such motion shall be presented within thirty (30) days of the trial date or at a time which would require a delay of the trial.

CRITICAL

The Proposed Support Decision and Information must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. seven days before the support trial.

Before 5:00 p.m. on the date that is seven days prior to the date set for a trial on the merits before a Judge to determine an amount of child or spousal support, each party shall deliver to the opposing party and to the Court Coordinator of the Court in which the case is filed a Proposed Support Decision and Information, fully completed and in the form attached to these Rules as Exhibit “B".

CRITICAL

Amendments and supplements must be filed by the specified date, but the order does not preclude prompt responsive pleadings to timely filed pleadings.

All amendments and supplements must be filed by this date. This order does not preclude prompt filing of pleadings directly responsive to any timely filed pleadings.

CRITICAL

Amendments and supplements must be filed by the specified date, but prompt filing of pleadings directly responsive to timely filed pleadings is not precluded.

All amendments and supplements must be filed by this date. This order does not preclude prompt filing of pleadings directly responsive to any timely filed pleadings.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, decisions or settlements must be written and provided to the court for signature within 30 days after the order is rendered or settlement is announced.

Unless ordered otherwise, within thirty (30) days after rendition of an order or an announced settlement by the parties, the decisions or settlements shall be reduced to writing and be provided to the court for signature.

CRITICAL

The Proposed Disposition of Issues must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. seven days before the divorce trial.

Before 5:00 p.m. on the date that is seven (7) days prior to the date set for a trial on the merits for any divorce trial, each party shall deliver to the opposing party and to the Court Coordinator of the Court in which the case is filed a Proposed Disposition of Issues, fully completed and in the form attached as Exhibit "A" to these Rules.

CRITICAL

Summary judgment motions not subject to interlocutory appeal must be set by the date specified in the order.

Summary Judgment motions not subject to an interlocutory appeal must be set by this date.

CRITICAL

Motions to exclude testimony and evidentiary challenges to expert testimony must be filed by the specified date unless the court grants leave to extend it.

All motions to exclude testimony and evidentiary challenges to expert testimony must be filed by this date, unless extended by leave of court.

CRITICAL

Pre-trial hearings must be held at least five days before the jury trial.

All pre-trials shall be held at least five (5) days prior to jury trial.

CRITICAL

A written motion to remove a case from the dismissal docket must be presented to the Judge before the notified dismissal date.

Written motions to remove a case from the dismissal docket must be presented to the Judge prior to the notified date of dismissal.

CRITICAL

The itemized order must be submitted no later than ten days after the final ruling.

Not later than ten days after the date of the final ruling, the attorney and guardian ad litem shall submit an itemized order for the Court’s consideration, seeking reasonable and necessary fees and expenses incurred.

WARNING

Any motion to avoid ADR should be filed with the court and a hearing held at least 60 days prior to the date of trial.

Any motion to avoid ADR should be filed with the court and a hearing held at least 60 days prior to the date of trial.

WARNING

Special exceptions may be considered waived if they are not timely filed and presented at the pre-trial hearing.

All special exceptions may be considered waived if not timely filed and presented to the Court at the pre-trial hearing.

WARNING

Attorneys of record who request notice must be given 10 days to file written objections after the order is presented to them.

Absent an entry hearing, the Court will not sign an order that does not contain either the signature of all attorneys as to form or proof of notice that said order has been presented to all attorneys of record requesting same to file written objections within ten (10) days.

WARNING

Any motion to avoid ADR should be filed with the court and a hearing held at least 60 days prior to the date of trial.

Any motion to avoid ADR should be filed with the court and a hearing held at least 60 days prior to the date of trial.

WARNING

The parties may agree in writing to exchange inventories without filing them or to delay filing them beyond 50 days after the divorce petition is filed.

The parties may agree in writing to exchange inventories without filing the inventories or to delay filing inventories beyond fifty days after a petition for divorce is filed.

WARNING

The order notice must request that attorneys of record file written objections within 10 days.

Absent an entry hearing, the Court will not sign an order that does not contain either the signature of all attorneys as to form or proof of notice that said order has been presented to all attorneys of record requesting same to file written objections within ten (10) days.

WARNING

Special exceptions may be considered waived unless timely filed and presented at the pretrial hearing.

All special exceptions may be considered waived if not timely filed and presented to the Court at the pre-trial hearing.

WARNING

The docket control order applies unless the court modifies it, and items without a specified date are governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

The following docket control order shall apply to this case unless modified by the court. If no date is given below, the item is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.