Caldwell County District Court Filing Rules

Original Divorce and Suits Affecting Parent-Child Relationship petitions must include a copy of the Standing Order as an attachment.

In jury cases, each party must furnish its proposed Charge of the Court to the Court and opposing counsel two business days before jury selection, unless a court order or written party agreement provides otherwise.

Before setting a hearing or trial, the requesting party must contact the Court Administrator/Coordinator to obtain available dates, preferably by email or another method the Coordinator specifies.

A child custody evaluation must be completed and filed at least 30 days before the final hearing.

Judgments and orders must be e-filed with the Court for entry within 30 days after rendition unless the Court directs otherwise.

A party’s failure to confer about a discovery dispute may be a basis for sanctions.

The order attached to a pretrial motion must be on a separate page.

For good cause, an opposing party unable to proceed must file and serve a written objection within five days of notice, or at least one day before a hearing requested on less than five days’ notice, and provide the specified reasons and two alternate available dates; the objection may be waived for noncompliance or failure to appear.