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The 231st District Court's standing order (Mar. 1, 2021): in uncontested divorces, modifications and suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after March 1, 2021 where neither party has an attorney and the final order uses the Supreme Court/TexasLawHelp form, the self-represented litigants must have their proposed final orders reviewed by the Tarrant County Domestic Relations Office (Legal Support Services, 817-884-1879) and hand the completed Uncontested Docket Checklist to the court immediately before prove-up; no prove-up is conducted without it.
Texas > Tarrant County > 231st District Court — self-represented parties in uncontested divorce, modification and SAPCR cases filed on or after March 1, 2021.
"For suits affecting the parent child relationship, including cases for divorce and/or modification, filed on or after March 1, 2021 in the 231st District Court of Tarrant County, meeting the following criteria, IT IS ORDERED that all self-represented litigants shall have their proposed final orders reviewed by the Tarrant County Domestic Relations Office (DRO). Required criteria: • A petition for
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (1 page, 1,911 chars) read in full; quoted verbatim; filed with the District Clerk Mar. 1, 2021. The text layer carries no signature name; the 231st's presiding judge since January 2019 is Jesus E. Nevarez, Jr. (OCA roster), joined as the issuing bench. 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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