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Court Policies and Procedures — 312th Family District Court (effective February 20, 2023) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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IN PERSON ONLY unless prior Court approval obtained. ************************************************************************************* IT IS ORDERED that the parties. … Attorneys, witnesses, and any other persons attending proceedings held by the 312th Family District Court shall comply with the following procedures: … All necessary documents must be filed at least 24 hours before your appointment or submission date and time. … For default cases, all documents must be filed at least 24 hours before your appointment date and time. … If incarceration is requested, the moving party should file a proposed commitment order prior to the commencement of the hearing or no hearing shall be had. … Commitment orders must be entered by 2:00 p.m. on the date of incarceration. … Docket call shall be held by Zoom in the Associate Judge’s virtual courtroom. … When based on a mediated settlement agreement, the terms of the final order must comply with the mediated settlement agreement. … Disputed and/or Contested Entry – If there is a dispute and/or contest regarding the entry of an order, a party MUST file a motion to enter and set the motion for hearing on the following Friday after the dispute is discovered, providing at least three-day notice to the other party pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. … Agreements Incident to Divorce—an agreement incident to divorce (AID) must be approved by the court, unless the AID is binding under another rule of law. … Prior to the parties proving up their divorce, the AID must be reviewed by the court. … (l) A request for hearing will not be granted unless the party requesting the hearing files a certificate of conference stating all efforts made to communicate with opposing counsel or the Pro-Se party regarding the discovery dispute, including but not limited to zoom or in person communications. … (2) Motions to quash depositions—if the motion to quash is based on the unavailability of the lawyer or witness, or a scheduling conflict, then the party filing the motion to quash shall provide at least three alternative dates within the body of the motion for taking of the deposition. … Mediation Prior to temporary orders—Mediation is required before temporary orders hearings. … Failure to mediate may not be used as an excuse to avoid a temporary orders hearing. … Prior to final trial—Mediation is required before the final trial of a case. … Exhibits – Exhibits must be pre-marked and numbered using numerals. … Exhibits must be pre-marked on the document and the title of each exhibit file shall correspond with the pre-marked exhibit. … For all hearings exhibits must be exchanged by the parties by the 3rd business day before the hearing. … Rebuttal or impeachment exhibits that were not exchanged before the hearing must be responsive to a matter raised by the other side. … The subject line of the email shall state the full cause number, your party identification, and the date of the court proceeding. … The parties must provide a hard copy of the Exhibits and Exhibit list for the Court on the date of Trial or hearing, as well as a Witness copy. … The following contested motions must be set for hearing by submission (see exceptions below): … Notice of submission setting must be served at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, or more if required by statute or rule. … The notice must state that: … (2) no party may appear for the hearing in person; and (3) any response to the motion must be on file at least 3 days before the submission date, or longer if required by statute or rule. … Responses must be filed and served at least 3 days before the submission date, or earlier if required by statute or rule. … Pretrial conference For jury trials—a pretrial conference is required for all jury trials and will be heard on Friday mornings in person. …
Reviewer note: Own-site document live-fetched by us 2026-08-22, byte-identical to the AJR-11 recon capture of 2026-08-21 (dual custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 e290ec4badcf…) is the controlling text.
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