Standing order of the Collin County district courts (199th, 296th, 417th, 468th, 469th and 470th) directing that birth certificates filed in child protection cases be sealed and setting who may access them.
Texas > First Administrative Judicial Region > Collin County > District Courts (199th, 296th, 417th, 468th, 469th, 470th).
[Docusign Envelope ID: 36E93B66-2A51-4AAF-9CD9-23478982C2BC] [Letterhead: 199th Judicial District, Judge Angela Tucker; 296th Judicial District, Judge John Roach, Jr.; 417th Judicial District, Judge Cynthia Wheless; 468th Judicial District, Judge Lindsey Wynne; 469th Judicial District, Judge Piper McCraw; 470th Judicial District, Judge Brook Fulks; seal of the State of Texas] STANDING ORDER SEALING BIRTH CERTIFICATES FILED IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES IT IS ORDERED that the Collin County District Clerk shall seal all birth certificates filed in any Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship case filed by a governmental entity pursuant to the requirements of Texas Family Code § 102.008(c–1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Collin County District Clerk shall seal all alternative proof of the identity of the child’s parents filed in any Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship case filed by a governmental entity pursuant to the requirements of Texas Family Code § 102.008(c–1). Signed on September 12, 2025. [signature] Judge Angela Tucker, 199th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Lindsey Wynne, 468th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge John Roach, Jr., 296th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Piper McCraw, 469th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Cynthia Wheless, 417th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Brook Fulks, 470th Judicial District Court
[Docusign Envelope ID: 36E93B66-2A51-4AAF-9CD9-23478982C2BC] [Letterhead: 199th Judicial District, Judge Angela Tucker; 296th Judicial District, Judge John Roach, Jr.; 417th Judicial District, Judge Cynthia Wheless; 468th Judicial District, Judge Lindsey Wynne; 469th Judicial District, Judge Piper McCraw; 470th Judicial District, Judge Brook Fulks; seal of the State of Texas] STANDING ORDER SEALIN
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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.