Hill County District Court Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Temporary order

No objection is filed.

no objection is filed

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed property division

A request for property division must include a proposed division listing all assets and debts.

If you are asking the Court to divide property, you must provide a proposed property division which lists all assets and debts .

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Financial information statement

A request for spousal support or division of expenses must include a financial information statement listing income and expenses.

If you are asking the Court to order spousal support or divide expenses, you must provide a financial information statement listing income and expenses.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Temporary order

The Court may sign a temporary order without a hearing only if it is accompanied by an objection-rights letter, the submitting attorney certifies service, and no objection is filed.

Temporary Orders may be signed by the Court without the necessity of a hearing under the following circumstances: (1) The order is accompanied by a letter that notifies the opposing counsel/party of their right to object to the order within ten days of the date that the letter was mailed; (2) the submitting attorney certifies that the order and letter were sent to the opposing counsel via eFile, or to the opposing party at their last known address and/or email address if there is previous correspondence with the opposing party via that email; and (3) no objection is filed

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Child interview

A child may not be brought to court without the Court’s prior express permission.

Do NOT bring a child to court without prior express permission from the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Jury trial discovery control plan

A Jury Trial Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order must be completed and signed when the jury trial is set.

A Jury Trial Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order must be completed and signed when the trial is set

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

TRO

A TRO request should identify only the few items of genuine concern so the court can determine the relief sought.

Please put only the few items of genuine concern in the TRO so that the court can tell what relief you ' re actually requesting.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed property division

The court prefers the proposed property division to be submitted in an editable format such as an Excel spreadsheet.

The court prefers an editable format, such as an Excel spreadsheet.