Judge Kristin Bays's self-executing standing order for every partition suit in the 284th District Court: within 30 days after the first defending party appears, the party seeking partition must file and serve an Abstract of Title containing (1) a Grantor/Grantee index printout for every party with a possible interest plus a printout of all transactions on the tract by legal description (from the Montgomery County Clerk's Online Services or a licensed title company); (2) an affidavit stating the property's occupancy status, that there are no known claimants beyond those named, and that there are no known adverse possessors beyond those named; (3) as applicable, the common-source deed(s) and/or inheritance evidence (probate proceedings or affidavits of heirship); (4) five years of ad valorem tax history from each collecting authority; and (5) a description of each claimed ownership interest. Parties appearing after the Abstract is first filed must be immediately served it, with a certificate of service filed showing compliance.
Texas > Montgomery County > 284th District Court (Judge Kristin L. Bays) — every partition suit.
Reviewer note: Image-only registration read in full through the vision lane; operative provisions quoted verbatim; signed by Judge Kristin Bays September 7, 2021 (284th). Composed benchpath-ajr2-p2.
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.
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