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The Erath County Court at Law's plan, sitting as a juvenile court, for conducting juvenile detention hearings remotely by Zoom under Family Code section 54.012, with participant duties for cross-examination, camera views and evidence.
Applies to juvenile detention hearings conducted remotely in the Erath County Court at Law.
The Erath County Court at Law, sitting as a juvenile court, may conduct approved juvenile detention hearings remotely by Zoom under Texas Family Code section 54.012. Cross-examination is preserved; a witness's camera must give an unobstructed view or the witness may not testify; physical evidence must be displayed to all participants simultaneously, with digital copies e-mailed to counsel before t
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (2 pp, read in full via the vision lane). Court-specific Erath CCL juvenile; judge-joined to Thompson. County-site print 5730 is a receipt. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.co.erath.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/5730/Erath-County-Court-at-Law---STANDING-ORDER-REGARDING-REMOTE-DETENTION-HEARINGS-PDF (identical).
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on remote appearance policy.
Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.
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