Loading…
Under Family Code Chapter 107 and TRCP 173.6 the criminal district judges adopt the Bexar County Ad Litem Fee Schedule for vouchers submitted after November 21, 2023: hourly $85 with flat fees of $215 (262 hearing, motion to participate, trial), $165 (60-day and other hearings), $190 mediation/FGC, $115 staffings, $615 all-day hearings, $90 resets and $915 appeals, with out-of-court maximums of 1.5–3 hours per category; out-of-court time $60 per hour and travel $30 per hour (Google Maps from the courthouse, map attached); mileage at the county rate ($0.65); in-court time in quarter hours; $325 per additional trial day on appeal; unusual expenses reimbursable with pre-approval encouraged; vouchers within 60 calendar days of the hearing or service.
Applies to ad litem vouchers submitted to the 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th and 437th District Courts of Bexar County under Family Code Chapter 107 and TRCP 173.6. Ten signers; no judge join. Not registered on TOPICs; posted on the Attorney Information page. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 73225. STATE OF TEXAS AND COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE DISTRICT COURT GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS, 144TH, 175TH, 186TH, 187TH, 226TH, 227TH, 290TH, 379TH, 399TH, AND 437TH, OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. JOINT ORDER ADOPTING AD LITEM FEE SCHEDULE In accordance with the Texas Family Code §107 and Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 173.6, the undersigned Criminal District Court Judges adopt the attached Ad Litem Fee Schedule and Fee Schedule Guidelines effective for all vouchers submitted after the date of this order. It is ORDERED that this Joint Order be spread upon the minutes of the respective courts, filed for a record in the offices of the District Clerk of Bexar County, and a copy sent to the Commissioners Court of Bexar County. SIGNED, ORDERED and ENTERED the 21st day of November 2023. Michael Mery, Judge, 144th Judicial District Court; Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge, 175th Judicial District Court; Kristina Escalona, Judge, 186th Judicial District Court; Stephanie Boyd, Judge, 187th Judicial District Court; Velia Meza, Judge, 226th Judicial District Court; Christine Del Prado, Judge, 227th Judicial District Court; Jennifer Pena, Judge, 290th Judicial District Court; Ron Rangel, Judge, 379th Judicial District Court; Frank Castro, Judge, 399th Judicial District Court; Joel Perez, Judge, 437th Judicial District Court. [Electronic signatures dated November 21 – December 4, 2023.] BEXAR COUNTY AD LITEM FEE SCHEDULE. * Vouchers should be itemized on 1/4 of an hour basis for in-court time only. Out-of-court time should be itemized in real time. Vouchers may be submitted at the specified flat fee or on an hourly basis. Hourly — Flat Fee — Out of Crt. Max.: 262 Hearing 85 / 215 / 2 hours; Motion to Participate 85 / 215 / 2 hours; 60 Day Hearing 85 / 165 / 1.5 hours; Other Hearings 85 / 165 / 2 hours; Mediation/FGC n/a / 190 / n/a; Staffings n/a / 115 / n/a; Trial 85 / 215 / 3 hours; All Day Hearings n/a / 615 / n/a; Resets n/a / 90 / n/a; Appeals n/a / 915 / n/a. Out-of-Court Time, with the exception of travel time, will be paid at $60 an hour. Travel time will be paid at $30 per hour. AD LITEM FEE SCHEDULE GUIDELINES. 1. Out-of-Court travel time will be paid at $30 per hour. Travel time shall be calculated using Google Maps starting from the Courthouse and ending at the destination. You are responsible for attaching a map indicating the travel time to your voucher. 2. Mileage will be paid in accordance with Bexar County Standard Mileage Rates (based on the IRS mileage rate). The current mileage rate is $0.65 per mile. 3. Out-of-Court hourly time shall be submitted in real time. In-Court hourly time shall be calculated in ¼ hour increments. 4. If there is an "n/a" under Out-of-Court Time, no Out-of-Court Time will be paid for that category. 5. If there is an "n/a" under hourly rate, there is only a flat fee option for that category. 6. If a trial lasts for more than one day, $325 for each additional day may be claimed on appeal for the case. 7. Request for reimbursement of expenses not customarily incurred may be submitted for payment. Attorneys are encouraged to seek pre-approval of those expenses. 8. Out-of-Court Time, unless otherwise specified, consists of all work performed to adequately represent clients. 9. Beginning August 1, 2022, all vouchers shall be submitted no later than 60 calendar days from the hearing or service rendered. November 21, 2023. [Certified copy of the District Clerk December 6, 2023; case number 73225.]
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 73225. STATE OF TEXAS AND COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE DISTRICT COURT GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS, 144TH, 175TH, 186TH, 187TH, 226TH, 227TH, 290TH, 379TH, 399TH, AND 437TH, OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. JOINT ORDER ADOPTING AD LITEM FEE SCHEDULE In accordance with the Texas Family Code §107 and Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 173.6, the undersigned Criminal District Court Judges a
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (five pages; OCR text layer read in full and the fee table and guidelines verified against the page renders through the vision lane; page 5 is the clerk's certificate). The 2026 Civil District Courts' Ad Litem Fee Schedule adopted by the same judges (View/53097) is a separate schedule, published separately.
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.