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In every suit affecting the parent-child relationship (original or modification) filed on or after September 1, 2003, the parties must complete a Parent Education and Stabilization Course meeting Texas Family Code § 105.009 and file proof before the final hearing, with six enumerated exceptions; contested SAPCR issues are heard only on written request for the Contested SAPCR Docket, set on 45 days' notice.
Applies to suits affecting the parent-child relationship in the 24th, 135th and 267th District Courts in Refugio County (the order is a joint instrument of the six-county district courts and the 377th). Signed by Judges Marr (24th), Williams (135th), Bell (267th) and Garza (377th) as then constituted. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS (24TH, 135TH, 267TH, 377TH) — STANDING ORDER OF THE COURT. Pursuant to the inherent powers of the Court and pursuant to the powers granted under § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code in a SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (hereinafter "SAPCR") FILED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, [whether it is an original suit or a motion to modify], the Court finds that it is in the best interest of the child(ren) to require the parties to attend and successfully complete a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" that meets the requirements of Texas Family Code § 105.009 (portions attached) prior to the final hearing date except as noted below. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the parties to a "SAPCR" (whether it is an original suit or a motion to modify an existing order) shall attend and successfully complete a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" that meets the requirements of § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code and file evidence of completion prior to the final hearing date except as noted below. EXCEPTIONS. A party is not required under this order to attend a "Parent Education and Stabilization Course" as follows: 1) The Respondent defaults, the parties agree to all SAPCR issues, or the SAPCR is otherwise uncontested; 2) The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is a party to the suit; 3) The Texas Attorney General appears in the suit or represents a party and the matter is heard only by the Master; 4) The suit only involves a hearing on an application for a Protective Order set pursuant to Title 4 of the Family Code; 5) The party provides proof of completion of the course three times in the last five (5) years; or 6) On motion showing good cause. REQUIREMENTS TO SET A CONTESTED SAPCR. If a SAPCR is "contested" (that is — disputed conservatorship, conservator's rights, child support, possession or access), the SAPCR issue will be heard only by a written request for a setting on the CONTESTED SAPCR DOCKET which will then be set by the Court or the clerk with 45 days notice. Any SAPCR not set on the CONTESTED SAPCR DOCKET will only be heard if the SAPCR is a default, uncontested or agreed. IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall be provided as follows: Petitioner's/Movant's attorney to petitioner/movant; Respondent's attorney to respondent; District Clerk to pro se petitioner/movant at time of filing; District Clerk to each person served by citation by attaching to citation. SANCTIONS: The Court may employ sanctions, including contempt of court, as set forth in Texas Family Code § 105.009. SO ORDERED this 15th day of March, 2017. Signed by Jack W. Marr, Stephen Williams, Robert E. Bell and Eli E. Garza. Filed March 17, 2017, Anna Kabela, District Clerk, Calhoun County, Texas.
CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTS (24TH, 135TH, 267TH, 377TH) — STANDING ORDER OF THE COURT. Pursuant to the inherent powers of the Court and pursuant to the powers granted under § 105.009 of the Texas Family Code in a SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (hereinafter "SAPCR") FILED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, [whether it is an orig
Reviewer note: Refugio County edition composed 2026-09-08 from the Calhoun County TOPICs registration receipt (the shared-instrument doctrine: the instrument is a joint order of the 24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts for all six counties they serve; Calhoun registered it, Refugio did not). Text identical to the Calhoun edition. Original composition note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read in full; the handwritten signing date read from the page image through the vision lane). Four signers, two of them no longer on the bench (Marr, Bell), so no judge join. Bound to Calhoun County as a county edition of the shared six-county instrument.
A standing order of the 97th Judicial District Court sealing the files in cases in which Child Protective Services or the Department of Family and Protective Services appears as petitioner, in the counties comprising the 97th Judicial District.
Dallas County Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Family District Courts General Orders, current edition F2026/05, revised Jan. 31, 2026 — a re-adoption of the same operative text by the current bench: Hon. Kim Brown (254th), Vonda Bailey (255th), Sandre Streete (256th), Ashley Wysocki (301st), Sandra Jackson (302nd), LaDeitra Adkins (303rd), and Andrea D. Plumlee (330th)), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/11/2023). The order "applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Dallas County" automatically, without request: child-disruption prohibitions, pet protection, party-conduct restraints, divorce-case property/records/insurance freezes with specific authorizations, mandatory petition attachment, and its TRO-to-temporary-injunction lifecycle.