342nd District Court (Tarrant County) — Friendly/Minor Prove-Up Hearing Requirements (documents due noon two days before; GAL report contents; expense and fee scrutiny)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Divisional InstructionsFriendly/Minor Prove-up Hearing Requirements, 342nd District Court, Tarrant County — posted on the court's Court Rules and Procedures page

Summary

The 342nd District Court's requirements for minor settlement (friendly suit) prove-ups: all required documents must reach the court by noon the day before the hearing or it is cancelled, with the listed documents due by noon two days before — the guardian ad litem's report (injuries, last treatment date, other recovery sources, whether bills are paid with a residual breakdown, liability facts) and fee order e-filed; the settlement agreement, final judgment with all signatures, expense list if not waived, payout breakdown and minor information sheet e-mailed to the court; counsel not waiving case expenses must explain and itemize them; attorneys charging a minor more than one-third of the proceeds must be prepared to explain the case's complexity.

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Texas > Tarrant County > 342nd District Court — counsel and guardians ad litem in minor settlement prove-ups.

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"Friendly/Minor Prove-up Hearing Requirements — The court must receive all required documents by 12:00 pm, the day prior to the hearing, or the Friendly/Minor Prove-Up will be cancelled. If plaintiff's counsel has not agreed to waive their case expenses, be prepared to explain why, and provide the court with an itemized summary of the expenses in order for the settlement to be approved. If plainti

Official source: Tarrant County Civil District Courts — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site document (text layer, 1 p) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; undated; joined to Judge Kimberly L. Fitzpatrick as the court's current posting. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).

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