Rusk County, TX
All 5 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Rusk 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.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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County Court at Law Standing Order Regarding Proof of Identity of a Child's Parents in a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, Rusk County
Standing order of the Rusk County Court at Law that applies in every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Rusk County: the petitioner must submit a certified copy of the child's birth certificate if available (filed under seal and separately), the court may request the certificate or alternative proof of the identity of the child's parents from another party, a Title IV-D agency need not submit it, and the Clerk returns the original once the suit is final. Signed by Judge Chad Dean, effective September 15, 2025.
Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum — Justice of the Peace Courts, Rusk County (updated August 15, 2025)
Rusk County's justice-court local rules (updated August 15, 2025): objective, scope, jurisdiction and the five precincts; calendars, bench exchange under T.R.C.P. 502.4, no recording without permission, electronic jury selection; civil cases (where to file, settings and pre-trial conferences, jury demands by the 14th day before trial or three days in eviction cases, continuances, pre-trial motions heard at the pre-trial hearing, telephone hearings, dismissal for want of prosecution with 14-day reinstatement motions, drafts of judgments, motions to withdraw, holidays); criminal cases (filing in any precinct, first appearance, announcement, pretrial and jury settings, pleas and standard fines, no appointed counsel in fine-only cases, withdrawal and substitution); rules of decorum for the public, pro se parties and attorneys; and transfer of civil and misdemeanor cases between the county's justice courts.
County Court at Law Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties, Rusk County
Standing order of the Rusk County Court at Law that applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Rusk County that requests a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction: it orders both parties to refrain from disrupting the children, from specified conduct toward each other, and (in a divorce) from harming, hiding or dissipating property or business and financial records; it authorizes ordinary living, business and attorney-fee expenditures; and it sets how the order is served, when it takes effect (as a temporary restraining order for 14 days, then a temporary injunction), its relationship to a protective order, encouragement to mediate, and the parent-education course requirement. Signed by Judge Chad Dean, effective June 7, 2024.
Guidelines for Pro Se Divorces, Rusk County Court at Law
The Rusk County Court at Law's guidance for people filing their own (pro se) divorce: the warning to understand the Family Code, the rules of civil procedure and the local rules and to consider an attorney (especially where children are involved); that neither the clerk nor the judge may give legal advice; how an uncontested divorce is set for final hearing (calling the court coordinator at 903-657-0344 after the 60-day waiting period and submitting a proposed decree for the judge's approval); what to bring and prove at the hearing; the extra status/certification needed on a respondent's default; and a pointer to www.texaslawhelp.org for forms.
Local Rules for the Fourth District Court and the County Court-at-Law, Rusk County
Local rules of the 4th District Court and the County Court at Law of Rusk County: time standards for case processing; filing and assignment of cases; transfer, docket exchange and bench exchange; requests for non-jury, jury and preferential settings; docket calls, announcements, resetting, the dismissal docket and the suspense docket; presentment and disposition of pre-trial pleas and motions (severance, continuance, default and summary judgment, complex-case treatment); scheduling and pre-trial conferences; discovery motions; jury voir dire and charges; family-law case rules; liquidated monetary claims; felony and misdemeanor case rules; jury management; requests for visiting judges; non-judicial personnel; attorney vacations, appearances, withdrawal and decorum; and the filing of court costs.