Judge Gary D. Young
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Document Format Requirements1 rule
(NOTE: When a case information sheet is submitted electronically, the signature may be a scanned image or “/s/” and the name of the person completing the case information sheet typed in the space where the signature would otherwise appear.)
Document Filing Requirements22 rules
A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted with filings that initiate the specified cases or seek the specified family-law post-judgment relief.
Court's wording
A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted when an original petition or application is filed to initiate a new civil, family law, probate, or mental health case or when a post-judgment petition for modification or motion for enforcement is filed in a family law case.
The party must sign the verification in front of a notary and swear that the affidavit facts are true and correct.
Court's wording
# **Verification** (Party must sign in front of a notary below.) I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct. ONLY sign in front of a notary
The person filing the affidavit must sign in front of a notary below.
Petitioner/Movant/Applicant shall attach a copy of this Order, signed by the Petitioner/Movant/Applicant, to the original petition/motion/application and to each copy.
If the petitioner has not attached the order when filing, the district clerk must ensure it is attached to the petition and every copy presented.
Court's wording
If, at the time the petition is filed, the petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any coy of the petition, the district clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.
A. The petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the petition and to each copy of the petition.
Applications for ex parte relief, such as temporary restraining orders, shall not contain items that are already addressed in these standing orders, or items that are substantially the same. The only items to be applied for ex parte should be items of genuine concern under the unique facts of the case.
Verification (Party must sign in front of a notary below.)
I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct.
I am the [Petitioner/Respondent] (circle one). I swear under oath that the facts stated in this Affidavit are true and correct.
**Verification** (Party must sign in front of a notary below.)
(NOTE: If the name of a party to a case is confidential, enter the party’s initials rather than the party’s name.)
Attach an additional page as necessary to list all parties.
Select the case category that best reflects the most important issue in the case. You must select only one.
(NOTE: If the claim is governed by the Family Code, do not indicate the damages sought.)
Print court information exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.
# **Notary fills out below.**
Include
- •Notary fills out below
Print first, middle and last name of the spouse filing for divorce.
Print first, middle and last name of other spouse.
Print court information exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.
Notary fills out below.
Include
- •Notary fills out below
If applicable, select any of the available procedures or remedies being sought in the case. You may select more than one.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
When the related petition or motion is e-filed, the case information sheet must not be filed as the lead document.
If the original petition, application or post-judgment petition or motion is e-filed, the case information sheet must not be the lead document.
Page 2 | Instructions for Completing the Texas Civil Case Information Sheet
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The clerk must not accept a petition, motion, or application for filing if the required signed copies of the Order are not attached.
The clerk shall not accept for filing a petition/motion/application if the Petitioner/Movant/Applicant has failed to attach a signed copy of this Order to the original petition/motion/application and each copy.
Civil cases
Page 3 | SERVICE AND APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Before filing for ex parte relief, the filing attorney must diligently determine whether the other party is represented and, if so, diligently try to contact that attorney and make reasonable accommodations.
Before filing an application for ex parte relief, the filing attorney shall make a diligent effort to determine whether the other party is represented by an attorney, and if they are, the filing attorney shall make a diligent effort to contact the other party's attorney prior to filing the application for ex parte relief and to make reasonable accommodations regarding agreed orders, scheduling hearings, etc.
Civil cases
Page 4 | 10. REQUESTS FOR EX PARTE RELIEF