Unless waived, a party in a Title IV-D (Attorney General) child-support matter may obtain a de novo hearing before the referring court on any decision of the IV-D Court associate judge by filing a written request with the clerk of the referring court not later than the third working day after receiving notice of the substance of the associate judge's report (or the rendering of a temporary order), specifying the issues and giving notice to the clerk and all other attorneys and parties.
Applies to Title IV-D child-support matters heard by the Associate Judge of Title IV-D Court No. 22 on referral from the district courts of Calhoun County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
NOTICE TO ALL LITIGANTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN TITLE IV-D COURT MATTERS (i.e. Attorney General Cases) in Calhoun County, Texas. Notice is hereby given that unless you have waived the right (either in writing or on the record), you have the right to a De Novo Hearing Before the Referring Court regarding any decision made by the IV-D Court Associate Judge. Tex. Fam. Code § 201.012. Any party may request
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). The notice restates Texas Family Code §§ 201.011-201.015 as they apply to this county's IV-D docket and sets the three-working-day request deadline; the county registered it as a standing order. Signed by the current Title IV-D associate judge (Glenn Villafranca, Title IV-D Court No. 22, homed at Victoria) — judge-joined to his existing pool row.
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Judge Taylor (under the shared County Criminal Standing Pretrial Order): continuance motions for in-custody defendants must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport, and all pleas are in person absent a pre-approved plea in absentia.
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