387th District Court Parent Education Course Requirement and Approved Parenting Classes

High confidence· verified August 23, 2026Local RulesFort Bend County, 387th District Court Parent Education Course Requirement and Approved Parenting Classes (TOPICs reg. doc. 613)

Summary

387th District Court Parent Education Course Requirement and Approved Parenting Classes — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 01/01/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.

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Texas > Fort Bend County > 387th District Court

Requirement

387TH DISTRICT COURT PARENTING CLASS PARENT EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED Except for good cause shown to the Court, all parties to lawsuits in which there are minor children (whether conservatorship is contested or not) are required to attend a parent education seminar prior to final trial. A certificate verifying attendance at the parent education seminar shall be e-filed upon completion. APPROVED PARENTING COURSES DePelchin Children’s Center Locations in Stafford and Houston (713) 730-2335 www.depelchin.org Divorce as Friends – Stop the Conflict Houston (713) 520-5370 www.divorceasfriends.com Positive Parenting Through Divorce – LIVE ZOOM www.livevideocoparentingclass.com APPROVED ONLINE PARENTING COURSES The Court has approved the following online courses: www.coparentingintothefuture.com www.family-affairs.org www.kidsfirsttoday.com www.parentingchoice.com www.parentclassonline.com www.puttingkidsfirst.org www.txparent.com www.courtapprovedparenting.com The Court must approve any other online course not listed above in advance. You must submit a course syllabus in order to get an approval. Updated January 25, 2022

Source of truth

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 25, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 23, 2026benchpath-ajr11-p6-2026-08-23

Reviewer note: Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the registered document (sha256 58fb459268a2…) is the controlling custody copy.

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