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Title IV-D Hearing Officers Cannot Touch Custody, Visitation, Property or Contested Paternity
Child support enforcement hearing officers handle Title IV-D support matters only. Custody, visitation and property disputes cannot be filed inside the Title IV-D case at all — they require a separate action.
A Recusing Child Support Hearing Officer Sends Your Case to the Next Division in a Fixed Loop
If your CSEHO recuses, the case does not go back into random assignment — it moves automatically to the next numbered division, and Division 6 wraps around to Division 1.
No Final Hearing Without Mediation in the Past 6 Months — Family D
Judge Ayers will not schedule a final hearing or trial unless mediation occurred within the past six months (or new counsel appeared since) — and the Order Setting Final Hearing must hit JAWS 15 days before the date.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Robin F. Fuson: Proposed orders
52 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Robin F. Fuson's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Lawrence M. Lefler: Proposed orders
27 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Lawrence M. Lefler's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Christopher Brown: Proposed orders
60 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Christopher Brown's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Barbara Twine Thomas: Proposed orders
34 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Barbara Twine Thomas's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Katherine G. Essrig: Remote appearances
5 verbatim courtroom requirements from Katherine G. Essrig's published procedures (remote appearances).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Katherine G. Essrig: Hearings & scheduling
2 verbatim courtroom requirements from Katherine G. Essrig's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Proposed orders
2 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (proposed orders).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Filing
5 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (filing).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Discovery & conferral
4 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (discovery & conferral).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Courtesy copies & materials
1 verbatim courtroom requirement from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (courtesy copies & materials).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Proposed orders
2 verbatim courtroom requirements from James S. Moody III's published procedures (proposed orders).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Filing
5 verbatim courtroom requirements from James S. Moody III's published procedures (filing).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Discovery & conferral
4 verbatim courtroom requirements from James S. Moody III's published procedures (discovery & conferral).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Courtesy copies & materials
1 verbatim courtroom requirement from James S. Moody III's published procedures (courtesy copies & materials).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Hearings & scheduling
4 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Courtroom procedures
7 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (courtroom procedures).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Hearings & scheduling
4 verbatim courtroom requirements from James S. Moody III's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge James S. Moody III: Courtroom procedures
7 verbatim courtroom requirements from James S. Moody III's published procedures (courtroom procedures).
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael C. Baggé-Hernández: Proposed orders
1 verbatim courtroom requirement from Judge Michael C. Baggé-Hernández's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Mary Lou Cuellar-Stilo: Exhibits
9 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Mary Lou Cuellar-Stilo's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Laura E. Ward: Hearing & argument time
12 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Laura E. Ward's published division procedures.
Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Emily Peacock: Hearing & argument time
10 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Emily Peacock's published division procedures.