Wharton County District Court, Texas Filing Rules

A court-approved Financial Information Statement must be completed and furnished to opposing counsel and the Court before a show cause hearing or hearing on the merits in a domestic relations case.

Drug test filings must have a notice of confidentiality affixed.

A party obtaining a hearing setting must immediately notify all other parties, except in ex parte matters.

1.1 IT IS ORDERED that the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) attorney of record shall be added as a recipient of all lab test results. DFPS shall add attorney@co.wharton.tx.us to all lab test paperwork to identify the County Attorney's office of all results.

A party seeking to schedule a motion or short hearing should preview the Court’s calendar and contact the Court Coordinator by telephone or email to determine an acceptable hearing date and time.

DFPS must request file supplements every two months while the case is pending.

A case may be set for a final hearing after the respondent has filed an answer.

Before jury docket call, the Court must hear unresolved pretrial motions, conduct a Rule 166 pretrial conference, and assign a trial date unless it grants a continuance.

Setting priority follows the order requests are received and is maintained until trial or removal by a granted continuance, but priority is lost if a continuance is granted at docket call.