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The Cooke County District Clerk's information for a self-represented divorce in the 235th District Court: the fees and payment methods, the 60-day waiting period, the agreed-divorce walk-in prove-up window, and the contested-case setting.
Applies to a self-represented divorce in the 235th District Court of Cooke County.
For a self-represented divorce in the 235th District Court the clerk supplies no forms and checks nothing. The party files the original petition; the fee is $350 (with a waiver) or $358 (with citation), due at filing by cash, money order, cashier's check or credit card (with a fee) — no personal checks. A cause number is assigned, and a 60-day waiting period applies in most cases. If the spouse signed a waiver, the party may come to the Court on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. to present the case to the judge without scheduling a hearing; the Court will not hear uncontested cases after 10:00 a.m. If an answer was filed (contested), the party submits an order for a hearing date to the court coordinator and notifies the other party. The party brings the original final decree, which is file-marked and certified after signing; a courtroom dress code applies; and the decree and withholding order must contain the child-support account information and the State Disbursement Unit address, with the Vital Statistics form filed with the final order.
For a self-represented divorce in the 235th District Court the clerk supplies no forms and checks nothing. The party files the original petition; the fee is $350 (with a waiver) or $358 (with citation), due at filing by cash, money order, cashier's check or credit card (with a fee) — no personal checks. A cause number is assigned, and a 60-day waiting period applies in most cases. If the spouse si
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). Court-specific 235th self-represented family procedure (District Clerk sheet stating the 235th's requirements); no judge join (clerk-authored). The CCL hears its own uncontested divorces on a separate schedule (composed from the CCL page).
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.
Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants — Harris County Probate Courts (Probate Court No. 1 posting) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.