Wise County Standing Order Regarding Sealing of Child Protective Service Cases

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Administrative OrdersWise County Standing Order Re: Sealing of Child Protective Service Cases (signed June 26, 2025) — 271st District Court, County Courts at Law Nos. 1 & 2; TOPICs reg. doc 2447.

Summary

A records-access standing order of the 271st District Court and County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 sealing Child Protective Service case files in Wise County.

Applies to

Governs access to CPS/DFPS case files in Wise County; access by a non-party requires a court order.

Requirement

All Department of Family and Protective Services petitions for protection, conservatorship or termination, orders in aid of investigation, reports of abuse or neglect, or any other Child Protective Service case in Wise County shall be sealed and kept confidential, and no person or entity not listed as a party in such record shall have access to such records without an order from the Court. Signed June 26, 2025 by Judges Smith, Lowery and Manoushagian.

Source of truth

All Department of Family and Protective Services petitions for protection, conservatorship or termination, orders in aid of investigation, reports of abuse or neglect, or any other Child Protective Service case in Wise County shall be sealed and kept confidential, and no person or entity not listed as a party in such record shall have access to such records without an order from the Court. Signed

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 25, 2026
Effective date: June 26, 2025
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-wise-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (read in full). Court-less division_family CPS records-access order.

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