Upshur County, TX
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Upshur County Standing Rules for Timely and Fair Appointment of Counsel (Upshur District Courts Plan)
Upshur County's countywide plan for the timely and fair appointment of counsel for indigent accused persons, adopted under Article 71.0351 of the Government Code and the Texas Fair Defense Act (assembled from parts dated 2010-2016; signed November 2, 2016 by District Judge Lauren Parish): magistrate responsibilities and prompt magistration (hearings each morning, Article 15.17 warnings, and how a request for counsel is taken and transmitted); the procedures and financial standards for determining indigence (including the 150%-of-poverty test); minimum attorney qualifications for the misdemeanor, felony and felony-appeals appointment lists and judicial approval of attorneys; the responsibilities of court-appointed counsel; prompt appointment of counsel deadlines, the rules where a defendant appears without counsel, and waiver of the right to counsel; a rotational attorney-selection process; grounds for removal from an appointment list; the fee and expense payment process and appointment of investigators and experts; and the duties of an attorney seeking review of a trial court's fee order.
Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of Parties in Family Law Cases Filed in Upshur & Marion Counties (115th District Court; effective January 13, 2012)
Standing order of the 115th District Court for divorce and parent-child cases in Upshur and Marion Counties: no disruption of children (no removal from Texas, no school or day-care change, no hiding the children or changing their abode, no disturbing their peace); conduct of the parties (no vulgar or threatening communication by any medium including social media, no harassing calls or messages, no opening or diverting mail); preservation of property and use of funds in a divorce (thirteen items); each party furnishes net-resource information, two years of tax returns, a financial statement and current pay stubs where children or child support are involved (Family Code § 154.063); personal and business records including electronic data; insurance; the specific authorizations for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals; the petitioner attaches the order to the petition and it continues as a temporary injunction until further order; the priority of protective orders; encouragement to mediate.