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Taylor County Clerk local rules addendum of September 20, 2023, signed by the County Court judge and the judges of County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2: cases are assigned between the County Courts at Law by the first initial of the defendant's, decedent's or proposed ward's last name (A-K Court at Law No. 1, L-Z Court at Law No. 2); physicians' statements in guardianship cases are sealed unless the court orders otherwise in writing; the clerk does not roll back docket or file dates of e-filed documents returned for correction; proofs of death and oaths of executors, administrators and guardians may be notarized before the appointment hearing; applications for independent administration and to determine heirship are filed separately with separate orders; cases transferred between these courts keep the same cause number.
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[seal] Brandi DeRemer, Taylor County Clerk Taylor County Courthouse 300 Oak Street, Suite 100 Abilene, Texas 79602 (325) 674-1202 FAX (325) 674-1279 brandi.deremer@taylorcounty.texas.gov TAYLOR COUNTY CLERK LOCAL RULES ADDENDUM TO LOCAL RULES AMENDED NOVEMBER 29, 2004 Addendum established September 20, 2023 Rule 1: Determination of Court assignments for the Taylor County Courts at Law will be: A – K Court at Law (#1) L – Z Court at Law #2 Cause/case number assignment shall be determined by: Civil & Misdemeanor – First initial of the Defendant’s last name Probate – First initial of the Decedent’s last name Guardianship – First initial of the Proposed Ward’s last name Civil and Misdemeanor assignments – Implemented Date Unknown Probate and Guardianship assignments implemented June 1, 2009. Rule 2: In Guardianship cases filed in County Court, County Court at Law and County Court at Law #2, all Physician’s Statements are sealed documents and are not available to the public, unless a written Order is received from the Court in which the case is filed. Implemented September 13, 2013. Rule 3: In the Electronic filing system, the County Clerk will not roll back Docket Dates/File Dates if a document was returned to a filer for correction in Civil, Probate & Guardianship cause/case numbers. Implemented January 1, 2015. Rule 4: Proofs of Death and Oaths/Declarations of Executors, Administrators and Guardians can be notarized before their appointment in Court. All appointments will still be sworn in during the hearing in Court. The file date after the hearing will activate their appointment. Formal confirmation Implemented May 17, 2017. Rule 5: Probate Applications for Independent Administration and Applications to Determine Heirship cannot be combined into one Application. They must be filed as two separate Applications and must submit two separate Orders. Implemented March 2, 2022. Rule 6: Probate, Guardianship, Civil and Misdemeanor cases transferred from County Court to a Court at Law or from one County Court at Law to the other County Court at Law shall retain the same cause/case number. Implemented September 14, 2023. Dated: September 20, 2023 [signature] Phil Crowley, County Court Judge [signature] Robert Harper, County Court at Law (#1) Judge and County Courts’ Administrative Judge [signature] Harriett L. Haag, Court at Law #2 Judge [The posted file continues (pages 3-18) with the Supreme Court of Texas order of January 14, 2005 (Misc. Docket No. 05-9015) approving the Local Rules of Court of Taylor County, Texas as amended November 29, 2004, those 2004 rules with their approvals, two blank exhibit forms and the December 13, 2004 transmittal letter - not reproduced. The Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Taylor County, Texas approved October 20, 2023 (published separately) provide that they supersede any prior local rules of practice.]
[seal] Brandi DeRemer, Taylor County Clerk Taylor County Courthouse 300 Oak Street, Suite 100 Abilene, Texas 79602 (325) 674-1202 FAX (325) 674-1279 brandi.deremer@taylorcounty.texas.gov TAYLOR COUNTY CLERK LOCAL RULES ADDENDUM TO LOCAL RULES AMENDED NOVEMBER 29, 2004 Addendum established September 20, 2023 Rule 1: Determination of Court assignments for the Taylor County Courts at Law will be:
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-24 (AJR-7 Seventh Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/documents/a46ca0090cdca153-taylor-county-clerk-local-rules-addendum-to-local-rules-amended-novemb.pdf (application/pdf, 679013 bytes, sha256 a46ca0090cdca153ec914f03016366045689f69b9e06e7073318e378ebdcac33; 18 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (the machine OCR layer was not relied on), every page read against the render; signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. The registered PDF (18 pages) attaches, after the two-page addendum, the Supreme Court of Texas order of January 14, 2005 (Misc. Docket No. 05-9015) approving the Local Rules of Court of Taylor County as amended November 29, 2004, those rules with their approvals, two blank exhibit forms and the December 13, 2004 transmittal letter (pages 3-18); they are receipted with this registration and not reproduced - the Local Rules of Practice approved October 20, 2023 (TOPICs 1654, published separately) provide that they supersede any prior local rules of practice. Observation: addendum Rule 1 assigns civil cases between the County Courts at Law by the first initial of the defendant's last name, while Rule 1.3 of the October 20, 2023 local rules directs the County Clerk to distribute civil cases equally between them; both are published as printed.