Wichita County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Written docket-call announcements must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately preceding docket call.

Written announcements for docket call may be made to the Court Administrator and Coordinator provided the written announcements are received at or before 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately preceding the docket call.

CRITICAL

The respondent must complete and file the composite inventory with the court and serve the petitioner at least 7 days before trial.

The Respondent shall complete and file the composite inventory with the court and serve a copy of the same on the Petitioner not less than seven (7) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise or law requires a different date, a jury-trial setting request must be filed by the docket call two months before the requested jury trial.

Except upon order of the Court, or where otherwise required by law, such request shall be filed by the date of the docket call 2 months prior to the date of the requested jury trial (i.e. for a March jury trial, the request must be received by the January docket call).

CRITICAL

Deadline

10 calendar days

Within 10 calendar days after receiving a proposed order, opposing counsel must send it to the court for signature or submit specific written objections.

Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, opposing counsel shall deliver the order to the Court for signature, or deliver to the Court and all counsel specific written objections to the form of the proposed order.

CRITICAL

Deadline

10 calendar days

Temporary orders must be reduced to writing within 10 calendar days and, after opposing counsel receives the order, forwarded to the court within 5 calendar days.

Temporary orders shall be reduced to writing within (10) calendar days, and within five (5) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, shall be forwarded to the Court in the same fashion.

CRITICAL

Each party must complete the approved parent education and family stabilization course before the final hearing on the merits.

Each party shall complete the course prior to a final hearing on the merits of the case.

CRITICAL

The petitioner must initiate and send the composite inventory to the respondent for completion at least 14 days before trial.

The Petitioner shall initiate the composite inventory and forward it to the Respondent for completion not less than fourteen (14) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

A party completing the course must file a certificate of completion within 30 days after completion or before the final hearing on the merits, whichever applies.

Each party completing the course shall file a certificate of completion with the court within thirty (30) days of completion of the course, or prior to the final hearing on the merits of the case.

CRITICAL

When property or debts are in issue, each party must file a sworn inventory and appraisement at least 30 days before trial.

In all cases in which the character, value or division of property or debts is in issue, each party shall file, not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial, a sworn inventory and appraisement of all of the separate and community property owned or claimed by the parties and all debts and liabilities owed by the parties.

CRITICAL

Deadline

20 calendar days

Counsel designated by the court must reduce final judgments and decrees to writing and send them to the court and opposing counsel within 20 calendar days after the triggering event.

Within twenty (20) calendar days after rendition, announcement of the Court’s ruling or announcement of settlement by counsel, all final judgments and decrees shall be reduced to writing by counsel designated by the Court and forwarded to the Court and opposing counsel for approval as to form.

WARNING

Non-jury settings generally require at least 10 days’ notice to opposing counsel and/or parties, subject to statutory or Rules of Civil Procedure exceptions.

All matters to be heard on regular non-jury days shall be set with the Court’s Coordinator. Except where provided by statute or the Rules of Civil Procedure, all non-jury settings shall be on at least 10 days notice to opposing counsel and/or parties.