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Under Texas Family Code § 102.008(c-1) (effective September 1, 2025), the petitioner in every original SAPCR (except IV-D petitions) must file a certified copy of each child's birth certificate under seal, separately from other pleadings (eFileTexas 'Sealed' category), or state in the petition or an affidavit that it is unavailable and show diligence; the Court may order alternative proof of parentage and may withhold temporary or final orders or dismiss for want of prosecution; the order sets out how to obtain certificates (Texas, other states, abroad) and designates the attorney of record a 'properly qualified applicant' under Health and Safety Code § 191.051 for obtaining the certificate; the District Clerk serves the order on non-compliant petitioners.
Applies to every original suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Atascosa County on or after September 1, 2025 (family matters are assigned to the County Court at Law under the Local Rules of Administration; the order is captioned for the 81st/218th District Court or the County Court at Law and signed by the Court at Law judge), except Title IV-D petitions. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
IN 81ST/218TH DISTRICT COURT OR THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF ATASCOSA COUNTY, TEXAS — STANDING ORDER REGARDING FILING OF CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE IN SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. I. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. This Standing Order is issued pursuant to Texas Family Code § 102.008(c-1), as amended by the 89th Legislature, effective September 1, 2025. The purpose of this order is to ensure
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody file (four pages, text layer read in full; signature confirmed through the vision lane). Single current signer — court- and judge-joined to Judge Brendel and the County Court at Law; the caption also names the district courts, noted in applies_note.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
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