Armstrong County, TX
All 8 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Armstrong County, newest effective date first. 1 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of the Parties - District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (suits filed on or after April 8, 2020; updated January 21, 2025)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties for every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after April 8, 2020 (updated January 21, 2025): the parties are ordered not to disrupt the children (removal from Texas, school or residence changes, hiding them, disparaging remarks, discussing the litigation with them) and not to harass or threaten each other; in divorce cases they must preserve property, funds, records and insurance, with specific authority for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals. The petitioner attaches the order to the petition; it acts as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days and then as a temporary injunction until further order, final order or dismissal; protective orders prevail over it. It also encourages mediation, orders a parent education and stabilization program within 60 days, states what counsel represents by presenting an ex parte application, sets time limits for temporary hearings, lists the documents required for temporary support hearings, requires a proposed property division form and waives bond.
Local Administrative Rules - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (effective November 1, 2024)
Local administrative rules of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, adopted by the judges effective November 1, 2024: general rules (title, scope and application; the Texas Lawyer's Creed; self-represented litigants; random assignment of cases; virtual hearings; filing papers, with pleadings and motions complying with the courts' standing order on the use of artificial intelligence and carrying its certification; conflicting settings; attorney and judicial vacations; hearings; TRO and other ex parte applications; proposed orders; conflicting engagements; decorum; inclement weather and emergency scheduling); civil cases (trial weeks, expert reports, certificates of conference, uncontested and agreed matters, depositions, dismissal for want of prosecution); family law cases (the standing order in divorce and parent-child suits); and bankruptcy proceedings. The rules' appendices - the AI standing order and certification (published as a separate rule), the Ninth Region's rules and the 2020 family standing order - are described in an editorial note.
Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, with the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (Appendices A-B to the Local Administrative Rules)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, effective immediately for every pending or later-filed case: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission, sign and file the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Appendix B, printed with the order) that all AI-generated language, quotations, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and possible sanctions; the local rules require every pleading and motion to comply with the order and contain the certification.
Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties District Courts' Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases (signed May 25, 2022)
Standing order of the district courts of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties: all parties in tax lawsuits filed under Tax Code chapters 31-34 in those courts are exempt from the automatic disclosures of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194; a party duly served with discovery requests must still respond to them timely.
Standing Orders of the Justice of the Peace, Precinct Countywide, Armstrong County (twenty standing orders; amended and signed June 1, 2020)
Twenty standing orders of the Armstrong County countywide justice court, a guideline for the court clerks in handling requests from the public to pay or otherwise dispose of Class C misdemeanors and traffic citations when the judge is not present: payment methods; compliance dismissals with and without fees; driving safety course and deferred disposition; pleas of guilty or no contest and payment of fine; payment plans, community service in lieu of fine and costs, the time payment fee; indigent defendants; pleas of not guilty, bonds and requests to speak with the State's attorney; pre-trial conferences; and the other listed matters through Standing Order No. 20 on ex parte communication.
Notice Regarding Requirement to Attach Standing Orders in Certain Family Law Cases - District and County Courts at Law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties (April 21, 2020)
Order of the district courts and county courts at law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties: the standing order regarding children, property and conduct of the parties must be attached to initial pleadings filed on or after April 17, 2020 in suits for dissolution of marriage and suits affecting the parent-child relationship (not adoptions, enforcement actions, writs of return, or suits by the Attorney General or DFPS), and the clerk asks the petitioner to correct a petition filed without it; no ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in those suits except to attach a child, take a child into the court's possession or deny a parent possession pending hearing (with a supporting affidavit); requests for temporary relief under Family Code chapter 105 are made by filing a request for hearing.
47th District Court - Basic Information for Self-Represented Litigants
Information sheet posted by the 47th District Court for people representing themselves: a self-represented litigant must know and follow the law and court rules as an attorney would; court staff and opposing counsel cannot give legal advice; no ex parte communication with the judge (such communications are returned unread and the other side is notified); pleadings and motions are filed with the clerk with a copy to the other side and a signed certificate of service; the clerk and the other side must have a current address and telephone number; hearings are requested in writing; courtroom conduct rules; with a list of local and state resources.
47th District Court Rules (Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties)
Court rules of the 47th District Court for its cases in Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties, in addition to the three counties' local rules (these rules control in a conflict): children in the courtroom, cell phones, food, dress codes for counsel and for witnesses, parties and the gallery, interference with and recording of proceedings, illness; requesting settings with a time estimate and notice of settings; motions to withdraw, to substitute attorneys and for continuance; remote participation in hearings; notices of dismissal for want of prosecution and motions to retain; jury trials, exhibits and bench conferences; and benchmarks for moving cases.