Denton County District Courts Electronic Filing Rules
16 rules from official source documents
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Document filed into existing case
Denton County departments filing into an existing case must file electronically through the County Clerk's preferred method.
Denton County departments filing into an existing case, must file electronically through the preferred method of the County Clerk.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Application
Every application for action or relief must be filed electronically.
2.1.2 Every application for action or relief of any kind shall be filed electronically.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Petition
For an original petition filed by non-electronic means, the Clerk must ensure that the order is attached to the petition and every copy presented if the Petitioner failed to do so.
At the time an original petition is filed by non-electronic means, 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.
CRITICAL
Audio and video media may not be filed electronically with the clerk and must instead be delivered to the applicable court under its protocols.
5.3.10 No audio or video media files may be filed with the clerk using the electronic filing manager or eFiling system. All audio and video media should be delivered to the applicable Court ofrecord as needed per that Court's protocols.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Proposed order
For an agreed continuance in a case younger than 18 months, a proposed Agreed Order Granting Motion for Continuance must be e-filed as a separate lead document.
If a Motion for Continuance is agreed for a case younger than 18 months, please also e-file a proposed Agreed Order Granting Motion for Continuance as its own separate lead document.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Prove up documents
Please be sure to e-file all documents as their own separate lead documents.
Please be sure to e-file all documents as their own separate lead documents.
CRITICALCivil cases
The petition or application, supporting affidavit, certificate of ex parte relief, and proposed order must be e-filed, and file-marked copies of the first three documents must be received.
please make sure that the documents: 1. petition/application, 2. supporting affidavit, 3. certificate of ex parte relief, and 4. proposed order have been e-filed AND that you have received the file-marked-documents back for items 1-3 back.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Attorney ad litem selfie
An attorney ad litem must email their child selfie to the court administrator, copying all counsel, the caseworker, and CASA, by 3 p.m. on the day before the hearing.
Attorney Ad Litem shall email to the court admin with ALL counsel, caseworker and CASA included on the email their selfie with the child according to the Court’s selfie requirement no later than 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Proposed order
The proposed order must be e-filed as its own separate lead document so that it enters the court’s e-filing queue without delay.
Take extra care that the proposed order has been e-filed as its own separate lead document so that it comes to the Court’s e-filing queue and we do not have to wait on it.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Scheduling order
The required Scheduling Order must be completed, signed, and electronically filed after the jury trial has been set with the Court Administrator.
The Court’s required Scheduling Order must be completed, signed and e-filed once the jury trial has been set with the Court Administrator.
CRITICAL
After setting a hearing, counsel must electronically file the notice of hearing and proposed order as separate lead documents.
Once you follow the Court’s requirement to set a hearing, please make sure that you e-file notices of hearing and proposed orders as their own separate lead documents.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Court order
After electronically signing an order, the judge must forward it electronically to the clerk, who may treat it as the official copy.
(2) Upon electronically signing an order, the Judge shall electronically forward the order to the clerk who may treat the electronic order as the official copy of the order.
INFO
Unless a local rule requires it, a party need not file a paper copy of an electronically filed document.
5.3.11 Paper Copies - Per the TRCP, unless required by local rule, a party need not file a paper copy of an electronically filed document.
INFO
The clerk may accept for filing through E-File Texas any document that may be filed in a court action, except original signed orders or judgments.
5.3.2. The clerk of the District Courts is authorized to accept for filing any document submitted for filing via the electronic filing manager commonly known as "E-File Texas" or e- filing system (referred herein and throughout this section as 'electronic filing manager') and received which might be filed in a court action except: (a) original signed orders or judgments.
INFO
- Applies to
- Court order
A judge may electronically sign an order using a digitized signature.
(1) A Judge may electronically sign an order by applying his or her digitized signature to the order.
INFO
The divorce finalization documents may be filed electronically or in person with the District Clerk.
If you e-file the documents, please make sure they are e-filed as their own separate lead documents. You are also welcome to file them in person with the District Clerk.
Is electronic filing required in Denton County District Courts?
Denton County District Courts: Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Denton County departments filing into an existing case must file electronically through the County Clerk's preferred method.
Judge Tiffany Leigh Haertling: Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. For an agreed continuance in a case younger than 18 months, a proposed Agreed Order Granting Motion for Continuance must be e-filed as a separate lead document.
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