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Local Rules for the Probate Court of Galveston County — Galveston 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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They shall govern proceedings in the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, for the purpose of securing uniformity and fairness in those proceedings and in order to promote justice. … (b) Any natural person proceeding on their own behalf without an attorney shall be expected to read and follow these Local Rules and the Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of Civil Evidence, the Texas Estates Code, and the Rules of Appellate Procedure as may be appropriate in the particular case. … Pro se parties shall be responsible for providing the Clerk with current addresses and phone numbers. … The address so provided shall be used as the address for serving all pleadings and other notices on the pro se party. … Assignment of Causes (a) All matters filed in the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, shall be assigned a number. … Once a case number has been assigned and docketed, all matters relating thereto, including but not limited to, any subsequent proceedings upon a testamentary trust or bills of review, shall remain in that court using the same cause number. … (b) If a case includes an ancillary matter as that term is defined herein, the cause number of all pleadings relating to the ancillary matter shall be followed by the letter "A". … If a case contains more than one ancillary matter then each subsequent matter shall be designated by sequential letters (i.e. … The style on all ancillary matters shall include the names of the party bringing the action and the opposing party, as well as the name of the estate. … (c) "Ancillary matters" shall include any lawsuit brought by or against a personal representative, or brought on behalf of an estate, and which lawsuit does not relate to or concern the routine administration of an estate. … Ancillary matters include, but are not limited to, suits concerning note collection, personal injury, breach of contract, and trust litigation. "Contested matters" shall include all other litigated matters, for which there are opposing parties. … Severance (a) Motions to sever will be granted only upon a showing that a severance is necessary to protect substantial rights or to facilitate disposition of the litigation. … (b) Whenever a motion to sever is sustained, the order prepared for the severed claim shall identify all of the pleadings that need to be transferred and filed into the new case. … However, before the severed claim is filed as a new cause, the clerk's requirement concerning deposit for costs shall be met. … Bankruptcy (a) Notice ofFiling (1) Whenever any party to litigation in this court files for protection under the bankruptcy laws of the United States, it shall be the responsibility of that Party's Counsel in these courts: … (b) Conclusion of Bankruptcy (1) Once a bankruptcy has been concluded, whether by discharge, denial of discharge, dismissal or otherwise, Counsel shall promptly notify the Court so that the affected cases may be restored to the active docket or dismissed as may be appropriate. … Appointment of Attorney or Guardian Ad Litem (a) An attorney or guardian ad litem may be, or shall be, appointed pursuant to the Estates Code or the Rules of Civil Procedure. … (b) Until an order is signed dismissing an ad litem, the ad litem shall be notified of all hearings and/or conferences with the court, and shall be served with all pleadings. … Docketing Instructions Unless otherwise specified by statute, the Presiding Judge of the state's Statutory Probate Courts shall direct the County Clerk in the matters of filing, docketing and transferring cases within the jurisdiction of the statutory probate court in the county. … The Presiding Judge shall give such direction based upon the request of the statutory probate judge of the county unless the administration of justice requires otherwise. … Filing Papers (a) All pleadings, motions, notices, briefs, proposed orders, proposed judgments, and any other paper, document or thing made a part of the record shall be electronically filed with the Clerk. … Local Rules - Probate Court of Galveston County (b) All proposed orders and judgments shall be electronically filed and all counsel of record notified through the e-file portal. … (c) Any amendments to a pleading shall comply with TEX. … (d) If an order sustains a special exception, grants leave to file amended pleadings, or otherwise requires that pleadings be amended, the amended pleadings must be filed within 20 days after the date that the order was signed, unless the order specifies a different deadline. … The Setting of Cases (a) The probate court shall promulgate a yearly calendar showing which weeks shall be . . … (d) All jury and non-jury matters will be set by the Court upon written request of any party, and will be placed on the docket for each week, day, or half-day in the order in which such requests are received. … (f) Each request for a non-jury setting shall include an estimate of the hearing time required for the matter being set, and the notice of such setting that the party requesting the setting gives to other parties shall state said time estimate. … Resolution of Conflicting Settings (a) Where a Counsel has settings in two or more courts which conflict preference shall be as follows: …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 ffdd7e7dc1bd…) is the controlling text.
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