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Judge Patricia Baca Bennett's registered instructions for self-represented litigants in the 360th District Court (rev. Jan. 10, 2023): file with the District Clerk, not the coordinator; waivers must be signed and notarized after the petition is filed; agreed or default decrees without children go to 360coordinator@tarrantcounty.com after the 61-day waiting period; where children are involved the six-hour online co-parenting course is REQUIRED and the Domestic Relations Office (817-884-1879) reviews the children's provisions; the coordinator sets the final hearing with at least 60 days' notice; appear at 12:30 p.m. on the 4th floor of 200 E. Weatherford in appropriate attire (no shorts or flip flops; no children); bring the approved final order plus the required attachments; unpaid filing fees may be heard; the court follows the Fort Worth ISD inclement-weather schedule.
Texas > Tarrant County > 360th District Court — self-represented litigants in divorce and family cases.
"1. The District Clerk, the Court Coordinators and the Law Librarians are prohibited from giving legal advice. DO NOT ASK THE COURT CLERKS, COURT COORDINATORS OR OTHER COURT STAFF FOR LEGAL ADVICE. … 2. … To file a document with the DISTRICT CLERK, please use the e-filing system, bring the document to the clerk, or mail it to the Tarrant County District Clerk, 200 E. Weatherford Street, Fort Worth
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (2 pages, 5,430 chars) read in full; the numbered instructions quoted verbatim (OCR artifacts in the header line omitted). Registered as a standing order; retained as a rule because it imposes requirements (co-parenting course, DRO review, filing channel, attire, documents). Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant.
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.
Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants — Harris County Probate Courts (Probate Court No. 1 posting) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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