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The 394th District Court's standing order requiring self-represented litigants in uncontested family-law cases in Hudspeth County (after September 1, 2026) to have their proposed final orders reviewed by the Hudspeth Domestic Relations Office (DRO), which issues a completed Uncontested Docket Checklist (without providing legal advice), to be provided to the court at least one week before setting the case on the uncontested docket. Signed September 9, 2026.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS 394TH DISTRICT COURT Standing Order Regarding Self-Represented Litigants To assist the Court in conducting its uncontested docket in an efficient manner, IT IS ORDERED that self-represented litigants in uncontested family law cases in the 394th District Court after September 1, 2026, must have their proposed final orders review by the Hudspeth Domestic Relations Office (DRO). Required criteria: • A petition for divorce, a suit affecting the parent child relationship, or other family law case is pending in Hudspeth County. • The suit is uncontested, either by agreement (decree/order is signed by the other party) or a default (other party has signed a global waiver or has been served and failed to file an answer following the prescribed time-period); and • No party to the suit is presently represented by an attorney. As available, DRO staff attorneys shall review the final order/decree, any necessary attachments, and any other necessary documents. When satisfied the forms are complete, the DRO shall provide the self-represented litigants with a completed Uncontested Docket Checklist. DRO staff attorneys do not provide legal advice or represent the self-represented litigant(s). The litigants presenting the suit shall provide the Uncontested Docket Checklist to the court at least one week prior to setting the case on the uncontested docket. IT IS SO ORDERED on this 9th day of September 2026. __________________________________ [signature] Judge Monty Kimball 394th District Court [File stamp: FILED IN DISTRICT COURT SEP 10 2026; District Clerk, Hudspeth County, Texas; [signature] Deputy]
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS 394TH DISTRICT COURT Standing Order Regarding Self-Represented Litigants To assist the Court in conducting its uncontested docket in an efficient manner, IT IS ORDERED that self-represented litigants in uncontested family law cases in the 394th District Court after September 1, 2026, must have their proposed final orders review by the Hudspeth Domestic Relations Office (DRO). Required criteria: • A petition for divorce, a suit affecting the parent
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-12 (AJR-6 Sixth Region build) from BenchPath custody registered/3133.pdf (application/pdf, 208720 bytes, sha256 33b4e40268a9dad95b6abf9689406a9474f7ac968e1bded055efb69d56842272; 1 pages) — the TOPICs-registered document. Transcribed in full from the rendered page; the signature and file-stamp blocks are shown as [signature]. A Hudspeth-specific 394th order (references the Hudspeth Domestic Relations Office).
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