In every SAPCR in which the Department of Family and Protective Services is the petitioner or a managing conservator, attorneys and parties have until 5:00 p.m. on the fifth calendar day after the order is rendered to review, sign and return the executed order or judgment to the circulating party, who submits it with the signatures received on the sixth day; a good-faith objection to form or substance raised by the third day triggers a conference by the fifth day, and unresolved objections are set for entry with the court.
Applies to DFPS-initiated or DFPS-conservatorship SAPCRs in the 293rd District Court sitting in Zavala County (Judge Maribel Flores) — the order's caption covers Dimmit, Maverick and Zavala Counties; it is posted only by Dimmit County, so this Zavala County edition cites the Dimmit posting as its receipt. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
IN THE 293rd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF DIMMIT, MAVERICK, & ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS. STANDING ORDER OF THE COURT — Effective March 1, 2022. STANDING ORDER FOR SIGNING OF ORDERS & SUBMISSION TO THE COURT. Pursuant to the inherent powers of the Court and pursuant to the authority granted under § 21.001 of the Texas Government Code, in a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (hereinafter "SAPCR")
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (one image-only page read through the vision lane). Single current signer — court- and judge-joined. Zavala County edition of a three-county instrument that only Dimmit posts (shared-instrument doctrine; same sha256 receipt on all three counties).
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