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The Tarrant County Justice Courts' local rule for post-judgment turnover and receivership (CPRC § 31.002, drawing on Chapter 64), effective Mar. 26, 2019 and revised Mar. 18, 2024: the court of appropriate jurisdiction is exclusively the justice court that rendered the judgment; applications must attach the judgment, describe the non-exempt property, prove it by evidence (affidavit permitted), address notice — the courts strongly prefer notice and a hearing and deny ex parte requests absent evidence of necessity — and identify the proposed receiver with contact information, attorney status, experience, résumé, proposed compensation, oath and bond; proposed orders must recite the § 31.002 prerequisites, identify the judgment and balance, limit the receiver's powers (typically financial accounts and records), forbid turnover directly to the creditor and of exempt property, set a term (180 days preferred; one year absent essential necessity; never beyond five years), set fees conditionally subject to later proof and court approval, require the receiver's oath within 10 days, bar disbursement to the creditor without the debtor's written consent or court order, and require a termination order or inventory within 30 days; enumerated powers (opening mail, lockouts, cash on hand, utility interruption, directing law enforcement without writ, overbroad third-party orders, master-in-chancery appointments, turnover of exempt wages) will not be granted absent special circumstances; orders are enforceable by contempt.
Texas > Tarrant County > the Justice Courts (all precincts) — judgment creditors applying for turnover relief and post-judgment receivers under CPRC § 31.002, and appointed receivers.
"The Court of appropriate jurisdiction is exclusively the Justice Court that granted the judgment." "Applications must contain sufficient evidence that establishes all the necessary conditions and requirements of 31.002 including but not limited to: (a) Information identifying the specifics of the underlying final judgment and an exhibit of the judgment provided; (b) Provide information describing the property as non-exempt and sufficient enough for the Court to understand what is sought … (c) The judgment creditor must submit sufficient evidence, which may be by affidavit, that the judgment debtor has non-exempt property subject to the order. (d) Address notice and opportunity for the creditor to appear for a hearing on the motion or whether the Order is sought ex parte. Note: These Courts strongly prefer notice and opportunity for the debtor to appear. Any ex parte request absent evidence demonstrating why ex parte is necessary will be denied and require notice of hearing be sent to the debtor. (e) Name and identify the proposed Receiver to include: complete contact information; whether the Receiver is an attorney; experience as a Receiver; and a curriculum vitae or resume. (f) Proposed method to compensate the Receiver, fees and costs. (g) Information about a Receiver’s oath and bond." "Proposed Orders Appointing a Post-Judgment Receiver must recite that all the necessary conditions and requirements of 31.002 have been met, reference the Motion and include but not limited to: (a) Identifying the specifics of the underlying final judgment (amount awarded as damages, any pre and post-judgment interest, balance due on the judgment at the time of filing, etc.) (b) Provide the name and complete contact information of the Receiver (c) State that the Receiver is granted the authority to take possession of the non-exempt property, sell it and pay the proceeds to the judgment creditor to the extent required to satisfy the judgment (d) State that the Order does not authorize that the property be turned over directly to the judgment creditor (e) Provide language that the Order does not require the turnover of the proceeds of, or the disbursement of, property exempt under any statute and does not compel turnover of the homestead, checks for current wages or cash on hand or other exempt property of the judgment debtor … (g) Generally, a Receiver’s powers and authority should be limited … (j) Orders granting Turnover and Receiver must have set time limitations (k) Courts prefer wording that the Receivership terminates 180 days after the date of the Order, unless there is an ongoing payment plan and written agreement with the debtor or an extension is requested by the Receiver and granted by the Court (l) Without sufficient evidence and showing of essential necessity, no Order will extend beyond one-year after the date of the Order; however, even essential necessity orders will terminate 5-years (60 months) from the date of issuance of the Order (m) The Order should set out the Receiver’s fees as compensation, reasonable costs and expenses incurred and how these are to be taxed against the debtor … (n) The order should set whether a Bond is required … if required by the Courts any bond will be nominal, fair and reasonable (o) A Receiver’s oath of office is required and shall be returned to the Court within 10-days of the signing of the Order (p) State that the Receiver shall not disburse to the Judgment Creditor funds recovered by the receiver without the judgment Debtor’s written consent or Court Order (q) State that the Receiver shall provide the Court with an Order to Terminate Receivership and Discharge Receiver if no funds were recovered. If funds were recovered, the Receiver shall provide the Court a written inventory of all property taken within 30 days of the termination of an Order." "Whichever fee is proposed, hourly, percentage or a combination of both, Receiver’s fees/compensation should be set conditionally and subject to later proof by the Receiver that the work was performed and the results justify the fee and costs … before fees are paid and in order to be paid, the Receiver must later submit a request to the Justice Court for approval." "the following is a partial list of powers that will not be granted by these Justice Courts, absent a strong showing of special circumstance: 1. Orders that grant the Receiver the broadest powers allowed by law; 2. Obtaining possession of and opening a debtor’s mail; 3. Locking a debtor out, changing locks, of his home or business; 4. Permitting a Receiver to collect cash on hand; 5. Interruption of any of a debtor’s utilities; 6. Ordering law enforcement (Constable, Sheriff) to act at the receiver’s direction without Court Order or Writ 7. Overly broad Orders that require third parties to act or otherwise perform at the Receivers discretion and direction; 8. Orders permitting the Receiver to be appointed Master in Chancery 9. Additionally, under 31.002 (f), a Court may not enter an order that requires the turnover of the proceeds or disbursement under any statute including Property Code 42.001 (b)(1) which exempts current wages for personal services …" "The Court may enforce the Order by contempt proceedings or by other appropriate means in the event of refusal or disobedience."
"The Court of appropriate jurisdiction is exclusively the Justice Court that granted the judgment." "Applications must contain sufficient evidence that establishes all the necessary conditions and requirements of 31.002 including but not limited to: (a) Information identifying the specifics of the underlying final judgment and an exhibit of the judgment provided; (b) Provide information describing
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (10 rule pages of text + a 47-page image-only example application and order, 57 pages total) read in full for the rule pages; operative requirements quoted verbatim; the exemplar pages are a template, not part of the rule. Registered county-wide for the justice courts, so composed once with division_family applicability. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/justices-of-the-peace/JP1/local-rules-and-standing-orders/LocalRuleTurnoverReceiver2024.pdf (byte-identical edition); https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/justices-of-the-peace/JP1/forms/LocalRuleTurnoverReceiver.pdf (older edition).
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