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Court Policies and Procedures — Child Protection Court (CPC) — 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.
Texas > Harris County > Child Protection Court (CPC docket, Harris County Juvenile Justice Center)
Must be e-filed with the Harris County District clerk’s Office 10 days before the scheduled hearing. … Must be email E-Filed with the Harris County District clerk’s Office as much in advance of the scheduled hearing. … Shall share all information as soon as possible. … CPS shall have requested services outlined in writing and set up for respondent parents to begin immediately. … Only attorneys involved in the case (or parties if unrepresented) may request a case to be specifically set on the docket. … The request must be e-mailed to the court Coordinator, county attorney and CPS liaison. … The party requesting the setting must give timely notice of the hearing to all other parties entitled to notice by law. … A formal motion will be required, and must include the facts, issues, and requested orders to be submitted along with a certificate of conference. … DFPS must request a special setting or reset of a matter though their county attorney. … The child must leave their name and if possible their DFPS case worker name and contact number. … A formal motion will not be required and notice will be sent to all appropriate parties. … All Pleadings, motions, or other filed documents shall upon filing be e-mailed as attachments to the court Coordinator, including objections to an associate judge or any type of Motions. … The subject line in all correspondence to the coordinator, whether it be letter, fax or email, shall specify primary Court and Cause numbers. … All Attorneys, caseworkers, or interested parties who would like to receive a docket must furnish the court Coordinator with an e-mail address and contact information. … Unless a special exception is made by the judge or they are placed more than 100 miles from the courthouse, the Children who are subject of a suit, shall appear at each Permanency and placement Hearing as required by the Texas Family Code §263.302. … Children are required to attend the PAL Docket (no exceptions unless otherwise directed by the court). … The DFPS case worker for the child must notify the Court Coordinator by email the name and contact information of the facility the child is placed in, the case manager or therapist for that facility, and the IPIC impact Case number of the child. … The DFPS case worker must also notify the facility two weeks in advance Day Docket: … The matters scheduled on the DAY docket may only be reset or passed by the County Attorney. … Any request to pass or rescheduled must be made through the county attorney. … Pursuant to Harris county Local Rules 3.3.1 and 3.3.2, attorneys and pro se parties who do not expect to be on time or present at docket call must give the court and opposing side notice to their estimated time of arrival and if in another court, the specific court in which the attorney will be appearing.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text. The CPC associate-judge docket (Associate Judge Katrina M. Griffith) under the family division.
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