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The 442nd District Court's requirements in child-protection (DFPS) cases: assistant district attorneys provide proposed orders for statutory hearings to all counsel by the Monday before the hearing with the next hearing date filled in; counsel review orders with clients beforehand; since May 1, 2022 all agreed statutory orders are proved up in person by all attorneys and parties — no passes, submissions or Zoom; mediation is mandatory unless good cause is timely shown, scheduled with the Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (DCAP) before the status hearing and completed at least 30 days before final trial, on a Friday at DCAP only, with all attorneys and parties ordered to attend; the court's CPS Scheduling Order is entered at the status hearing without edits; attorneys ad litem e-mail the court administrator (copying all counsel, the caseworker and CASA) a date- and time-stamped selfie with the child by 3 p.m. the day before each statutory hearing.
Texas > Denton County > 442nd District Court — DFPS/CPS cases: assistant district attorneys, parents' counsel, attorneys ad litem, parties, caseworkers and CASA.
"For ALL Attorneys AND Parties on agreed statutory hearings — 1. ADAs shall provide the Proposed Orders for statutory hearings to ALL Counsel no later than the Monday before the hearing with the date of the next hearing filled in. 2. Counsel must make every attempt to review the order with their clients PRIOR to the day of the statutory hearing. 3. Please be advised that starting May 1, 2022, ALL
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (2 pp) read in full 2026-09-06; the requirements quoted verbatim, the app instructions summarized. Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8666/442ND-DISTRICT-COURT-CPS-REQUIREMENTS-2024-PDF (identical edition).
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