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In criminal and juvenile cases in the Atascosa County Court, County Court at Law and juvenile courts, the State may release redacted DFPS records directly to defense counsel with this order attached as the first page; the records are confidential, usable only to prepare and try the case, viewable by the defendant only as Article 39.14(f) allows and never copied to the defendant, further redacted of reporter identity and Family Code § 261.201 information before any viewing, filed only under seal, and destroyed or returned to the County Attorney at the end of the case, on pain of contempt, evidentiary sanctions or disciplinary referral.
Applies to criminal and juvenile cases in the Atascosa County Court, County Court at Law and juvenile courts in which the State releases DFPS records to the defense. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
THE STATE OF TEXAS vs. DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT — IN THE COUNTY COURT, COUNTY COURT AT LAW & JUVENILE COURTS, ATASCOSA COUNTY, TEXAS — STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DFPS RECORDS. IT IS ORDERED that the State shall attach a copy of this Standing Protective Order as the first page of any confidential documents released to counsel for the Defendant or Respondent pursuant to this Order, so that all persons reviewing such documents are placed on notice of the restrictions governing their use and disclosure. IT IS ORDERED that the State may release a redacted copy of the Department of Family and Protective Services Records in the State's possession that are relevant to any case that is filed in the County or County Court at Law or Juvenile Courts of Atascosa County directly to the attorney for the Defendant or Respondent in such adult or juvenile cases. IT IS ORDERED that the attorney for the Defendant or Respondent in said cases shall maintain confidentiality and prevent disclosure of the information to persons who are not authorized to receive the information. IT IS ORDERED that any records obtained from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and produced in the cause are confidential and shall be used solely for purposes of preparation and trial of the case. Defense counsel, defense staff, investigators, and retained experts may review such records only as reasonably necessary for the defense and shall not disclose them except as authorized by Article 39.14. The defendant may be permitted to view such materials only to the extent allowed by Article 39.14(f), and the defendant shall not be provided copies, photographs, screenshots, downloads, or other reproductions of the materials. Before any viewing by the defendant or any witness, defense counsel shall redact all information required by Article 39.14(f) and shall also redact any information identifying the DFPS reporter or any other information protected from disclosure by Family Code § 261.201. These materials shall not be publicly filed except under seal. IT IS ORDERED that, at the conclusion of the case, including any direct appeal, defense counsel shall either securely destroy all such medical records and copies thereof, or return them to the Atascosa County Attorney's Office for secure disposal. IT IS ORDERED that any violation of this STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER may subject the violator to sanctions authorized by law, including contempt, evidentiary sanctions, referral for appropriate disciplinary proceedings, or any other relief the Court deems proper. SIGNED, ORDERED, and ENTERED on the 10th day of June, 2026. Bob Brendel, Judge, County Court at Law; Weldon Cude, Judge, County Court. Filed June 11, 2026 (Theresa Carrasco, County Clerk; Margaret E. Littleton, District Clerk).
THE STATE OF TEXAS vs. DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT — IN THE COUNTY COURT, COUNTY COURT AT LAW & JUVENILE COURTS, ATASCOSA COUNTY, TEXAS — STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DFPS RECORDS. IT IS ORDERED that the State shall attach a copy of this Standing Protective Order as the first page of any confidential documents released to counsel for the Defendant or Respondent pursuant to this Order, so that all
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody file (two pages, text layer read in full; signing date and signers confirmed through the vision lane). Two signers and two courts, so no court or judge join. The order's destruction clause refers to 'medical records' (carried over from the companion medical-records order) — transcribed as registered.
A standing order of the 97th Judicial District Court sealing the files in cases in which Child Protective Services or the Department of Family and Protective Services appears as petitioner, in the counties comprising the 97th Judicial District.
Dallas County Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Family District Courts General Orders, current edition F2026/05, revised Jan. 31, 2026 — a re-adoption of the same operative text by the current bench: Hon. Kim Brown (254th), Vonda Bailey (255th), Sandre Streete (256th), Ashley Wysocki (301st), Sandra Jackson (302nd), LaDeitra Adkins (303rd), and Andrea D. Plumlee (330th)), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/11/2023). The order "applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Dallas County" automatically, without request: child-disruption prohibitions, pet protection, party-conduct restraints, divorce-case property/records/insurance freezes with specific authorizations, mandatory petition attachment, and its TRO-to-temporary-injunction lifecycle.