Castro County, TX
All 3 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Castro 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 Family Law Proceedings in the 64th and 242nd District Courts for Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties (suits filed on or after March 1, 2026)
Standing order of the 64th and 242nd District Courts for every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after March 1, 2026 in Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties, binding on the parties and those acting in concert with them and enforceable by contempt: no disruption of the children; child interviews; conduct of the parties; preservation of property and use of funds, records, insurance and specific authorizations in divorce cases; service and effect of the order; mediation; parent education and stabilization (the "For Kids Sake" seminar); ex parte applications; time limits and required documents in temporary hearings; a proposed property division form; bond waived.
Local Administrative Rules of the 64th and 242nd District Courts, Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties (revised effective April 16, 2024)
Local administrative rules of the 64th and 242nd District Courts for Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties, revised effective April 16, 2024 by miscellaneous order (the clerks give a copy to attorneys and pro se parties on request): general rules (calendars, hours, time standards, continuances, transfers and bench exchanges, signing of orders, preferential settings, resettings, submission of orders, counsel for indigent persons); the local administrative judge; civil cases (filing and assignment, consolidation, appearances, settings, docket calls, suspense docket, pre-trial motions, discovery, summary judgments, dismissal for want of prosecution, ADR); family law and juvenile cases; criminal cases; jury matters; judicial and attorney vacations; procedural rules; courtroom decorum; and court administration (budget, probation, auditor and purchasing matters, court reporters and recorders, court administrators, bailiffs, and a confidentiality policy).
Miscellaneous Order - Parenting Seminar Attendance in Suits Involving the Parent-Child Relationship, 64th and 242nd District Courts (Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties; signed May 21, 2003)
Miscellaneous order of the 64th and 242nd District Courts for Castro, Hale and Swisher Counties, entered under Local Rule 4.04: all parties in suits involving the parent-child relationship under Subtitle B of Title 5 of the Family Code (including divorces joined with such suits, excluding uncontested termination and adoption suits) must attend and successfully complete a children's interest seminar before the final hearing unless the court gives a written waiver, and parties with children aged 6 through 17 must have the children attend and complete a seminar designed to help them cope with the suit; the clerks give each attorney or pro se party, when initial pleadings are filed, a copy of the order and an information sheet on the seminars.