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A standing order (signed January 7, 2019 by Judge Tuck McLain) governing jurisdiction over family-law cases filed by persons incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A petitioner alleging jurisdiction under Family Code § 6.301 must execute a Sworn Questionnaire for Divorce; if residency is not established, the District Clerk shall refuse the filing, and if residency cannot be determined the matter is submitted to the Court before the filing is accepted.
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Any case filed by an individual under the Family Code alleging jurisdiction under § 6.301 "must execute a Sworn Questionnaire for Divorce. Any case wherein the petitioner fails to establish residency pursuant to Sec 6.301 TFC shall be refused filing by the District Clerk." The questionnaire captures incarceration status, unit, county of incarceration/residence/marriage and post-release intent.
Reviewer note: AJR-2 cluster (12th/278th/506th). Source instrument read via text lane; classified RULE under the records-vs-rules doctrine. Composed benchpath-ajr2-cluster.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.