Instructions of the 446th District Court for self-represented parties on the uncontested divorce docket: court staff cannot give legal advice; comply with the dress code and electronics policy; parenting course certificates are required in divorces with children; bring complete, signed paper copies of the proposed orders.
Texas > Seventh Administrative Judicial Region > Ector County > 446th District Court.
446TH DISTRICT COURT PRO SE UNCONTESTED DOCKET INSTRUCTIONS Pro Se Divorces (without attorney): BE ADVISED – NEITHER JUDGE SHOCK NOR ANY COURT STAFF CAN GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE. a. Check Suggested Attire / Dress Code and Electronics Policy. If you are not in compliance, you will not be permitted to enter the courtroom. b. In all divorces with children, if you do not have Certificates of Completion
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-25 (AJR-7 Seventh Region build, own-site layer) from BenchPath custody ajr7 corpus sources/documents/cf1e3cbb64c96ee2-instructions-for-pro-se-parties-pdf.pdf (66,096 bytes, sha256 cf1e3cbb64c96ee2bd93d6ef5f94a023e22614aa6c009d75d8b8ee73477a0511; 1 page(s)) - the document the Ector County website posts (https://www.ectorcountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1048/Instructions-for-Pro-SE-Parties-PDF?bidId=), not registered with the Office of Court Administration's TOPICs registry as of 2026-09-25: the digital text layer of the file, read against every rendered page and corrected by eye (paragraphs, list structure, signature blocks, fill-ins); signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. Signed: Undated; issued in the name of the court.
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