Brazoria County District Courts Document Filing Requirements

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Inventory and appraisement

An updated Inventory and Appraisement must be provided at the time of final trial.

Updated Inventory and appraisements are required at the time of final trial.

CRITICAL

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Reset

A criminal reset must be signed by both defense counsel and the defendant before submission to the Court.

Resets require the signature of Defense Counsel and the Defendant before submission to Court.

CRITICAL

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Inventory and appraisement

In cases involving property division, the parties must file a current Inventory and Appraisement and a Proposed Property Division at least 5 days before trial.

6. In cases involving property division, the parties shall file a current (up to date) Inventory and Appraisement and a Proposed Property Division no later than 5 days prior to trial.

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Proof of completion for kids sake course

Each party must file proof of completing the For Kids Sake Course or an equivalent parenting program.

12. Each party shall file proof of completion of For Kids Sake Course, or an equivalent parenting program.

CRITICAL

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Financial information statement

A current, signed Financial Information Statement must be presented to the Court on the day of trial.

8. A current and signed Financial Information Statement shall be presented to the Court on the day of trial.

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Scheduling order

Counsel must obtain a court scheduling order containing dates for all pretrial matters at the end of the Temporary Orders hearing or when submitting Agreed Temporary Orders.

Counsel shall obtain a Scheduling Order (SO) from the Court Coordinator at the end of the hearing on Temporary Orders, or on submission of Agreed Temporary Orders, with dates for all pre-trial matters inserted in the pre-approved SO from the Court.

CRITICAL

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Plea papers

All plea papers must be completed before the Court Coordinator schedules an off-docket plea.

All plea papers must be completed before the Coordinator will schedule an off-docket plea.

CRITICAL

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Financial information statement

A current, signed Financial Information Statement with the latest pay stub and most recent W-2 must be submitted at the Temporary Orders and Merits hearing.

Current and signed Financial Information Statement (including last pay stub and most Recent W-2) are required at the time of the hearing on Temporary Orders and Merits (a pre-approved form is available online at the Court's website).

CRITICAL

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Proposed division of property

Counsel must prepare and submit a Proposed Division of Property at the start of trial.

Counsel shall prepare "Proposed Division of Property" and submit same to the Court at the start of the trial.

WARNING

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Pretrial announcement

At a family-case pre-trial setting, counsel's announcement should address contested issues, trial readiness, trial length, jury status, unresolved ancillary issues, and any custody-evaluation or amicus appointment status.

Counsel's announcement at pre-trial setting (family cases) should include a statement of the contested issues, whether counsel is ready or not ready for trial, estimate of number of hours or days for trial, whether the case is a jury or non-jury case, if there are any ancillary issues as yet unresolved such as discovery matters and, if custody is an issue, whether a child custody evaluation has been completed or an Amicus appointed for the case.