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In every suit affecting the parent-child relationship (original or modification) filed on or after September 1, 2003, the parties must complete a Parent Education and Stabilization Course meeting Texas Family Code § 105.009 and file proof before the final hearing, with six enumerated exceptions; contested SAPCR issues are heard only on written request for the Contested SAPCR Docket, set on 45 days' notice.
Applies to suits affecting the parent-child relationship in the 24th, 135th and 267th District Courts in DeWitt County (the order is a joint instrument of the six-county district courts and the 377th; Calhoun registered its copy on TOPICs as doc 458). Signed by Judges Marr (24th), Williams (135th), Bell (267th) and Garza (377th) as then constituted. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS (24TH, 135TH, 267TH, 377TH) — STANDING ORDER OF THE COURT. Pursuant to the inherent powers of the Court and pursuant to the powers granted under § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code in a SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (hereinafter "SAPCR") FILED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, [whether it is an original suit or a motion to modify], the Court finds that it is in the best interest of the child(ren) to require the parties to attend and successfully complete a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" that meets the requirements of Texas Family Code § 105.009 (portions attached) prior to the final hearing date except as noted below. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the parties to a "SAPCR" (whether it is an original suit or a motion to modify an existing order) shall attend and successfully complete a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" that meets the requirements of § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code and file evidence of completion prior to the final hearing date except as noted below. EXCEPTIONS. A party is not required under this order to attend a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" as follows: 1) The Respondent defaults, the parties agree to all SAPCR issues, or the SAPCR is otherwise uncontested; 2) The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is a party to the suit; 3) The Texas Attorney General appears in the suit or represents a party and the matter is heard only by the Master; 4) The suit only involves a hearing on an application for a Protective Order set pursuant to Title 4 of the Family Code; 5) The party provides proof of completion of the course three times in the last five (5) years; or 6) On motion showing good cause. REQUIREMENTS TO SET A CONTESTED SAPCR. If a SAPCR is "contested" (that is — disputed conservatorship, conservator's rights, child support, possession or access), the SAPCR issue will be heard only by a written request for a setting on the CONTESTED SAPCR DOCKET which will then be set by the Court or the clerk with 45 days notice. Any SAPCR not set on the CONTESTED SAPCR DOCKET will only be heard if the SAPCR is a default, uncontested or agreed. IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall be provided as follows: Petitioner's/Movant's attorney to petitioner/movant; Respondent's attorney to respondent; District Clerk to pro se petitioner/movant at time of filing; District Clerk to each person served by citation by attaching to citation. SANCTIONS: The Court may employ sanctions, including contempt of court, as set forth in Texas Family Code § 105.009. SO ORDERED this 15th day of March, 2017. Signed by Jack W. Marr, Stephen Williams, Robert E. Bell and Eli E. Garza. File-marked March 2017 (day partly illegible) at 10:15 a.m., Tabeth Gardner, Clerk, District Court, DeWitt County, Texas.
CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS (24TH, 135TH, 267TH, 377TH) — STANDING ORDER OF THE COURT. Pursuant to the inherent powers of the Court and pursuant to the powers granted under § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code in a SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (hereinafter "SAPCR") FILED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, [whether it is an orig
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (one page; text layer read in full, signatures and handwritten date confirmed through the vision lane). Same instrument as Calhoun TOPICs 458 (DeWitt file-marked copy). Four signers, two no longer on the bench, so no judge join.
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.
General Order of the Civil District Courts sitting in Dallas County (signed April 6, 2020 by the thirteen civil presiding judges), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 10/07/2023): the 25-page limit on motions and briefs with formatting floors — the instrument the individual courts' policies cite as the amended page-limit rule.
The Supreme Court-adopted Rules Governing the Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings in the Civil Courts of Dallas County (Misc. Docket No. 92-0067, signed March 11, 1992, adopted under TRCP 18c at the civil courts’ request): prior-day written media notice with binding-guidelines acknowledgment, objection hearings with written allow/deny/limit orders, prohibited-coverage classes (chambers, closed proceedings, jury selection, privileged conferences, jurors), the one-TV/one-still-camera equipment standard with a three-person crew cap, no-delay and pooling rules, the not-official-record rule, and judicial-order enforcement with access bars.