Joint 1997 order requiring every party to litigation affecting the parent-child relationship to attend and complete the Children's Interest Seminar (For Kids Sake) within sixty days of filing: the courts designate the seminar administrators, the order fixes the course content (developmental stages, needs of children, stress indicators, the grief process, visitation, financial obligations, conflict management and more), a two- to four-hour length, a fee of not more than $30.00 unless waived, and a certificate of completion to be filed with the court.
Texas > Tenth Administrative Judicial Region > Panola County > the 123rd Judicial District Court and the County Court at Law. Applies to all parties in litigation affecting the parent-child relationship filed in those courts.
JOINT ORDER OF THE 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT AND COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF PANOLA COUNTY CHILDREN'S INTEREST SEMINAR All parties in litigation affecting the parent-child relationships are required to attend and complete the Children's Interest Seminar (For Kids Sake) within sixty days of the filing date of the cause before the court. The seminar shall focus on fostering emotional health for children during periods of stress brought about by divorce and conflict between divorced parents. The seminar administrator shall be designated by the Courts. The Courts have currently designated Margaret Caldwell and Mary Sue Pippen to be the seminar administrators. The course content shall generally consist of the following: (1) the development stages of childhood, (2) the needs of children at different ages, (3) stress indicators in children, (4) age appropriate expectations of children, (5) divorce as a growth stage, (6) the grief process, (7) reducing stress for children going through a divorce, (8) the changing parental and marital roles, (9) visitation recommendations to enhance the child's relationship with both parents, (10) financial obligations of child rearing, (11) conflict management and dispute resolution. Each seminar shall be a minimum of two hours and a maximum of four hours. The seminar may include the showing of videos such as "Don't Forget the Children" and "Children in the Middle". The seminar shall be presented at such times and places as scheduled and announced by the seminar administrator. A fee of not more than $30.00, unless waived by the Court, may be charged by the seminar administrator to be used to cover costs. Each person completing the seminar and paying the appropriate fee shall receive a certificate to file with the Court. The court may require a certified peace officer to be in attendance at each seminar to provide security. ENTERED this 1st day of October, 1997. [signature] HONORABLE RICK MCPHERSON, JUDGE COUNTY COURT AT LAW, PANOLA [signature] HONORABLE GUY W. GRIFFIN, JUDGE 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, PANOLA [File stamp: FILED 97 OCT -1 AM 11:46, Sandra King, Clerk, District Court, Panola County, Texas, by deputy; handwritten number 752 at the top of the page]
JOINT ORDER OF THE 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT AND COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF PANOLA COUNTY CHILDREN'S INTEREST SEMINAR All parties in litigation affecting the parent-child relationships are required to attend and complete the Children's Interest Seminar (For Kids Sake) within sixty days of the filing date of the cause before the court. The seminar shall focus on fostering emotional health for ch
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-19 (AJR-10 Tenth Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/registered/9.pdf (application/pdf, 212671 bytes, sha256 989a278cb4ee07ec646c10190581b28775b9da96d2a8639e0be62d3d10ed661a; 1 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed by eye from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (no text layer in the file was relied on), machine OCR draft corrected page by page; signature and file-stamp blocks bracketed. One-page image-only PDF (1997 typescript); OCR draft corrected against the render. The named seminar administrators and the fee are as printed in 1997 and may be out of date; the registered instrument has not been superseded on the registry.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.