Effective 03/12/2020
Family Courts Advisory for COVID-19 Precautions
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Effective 12/01/2018
Court of Criminal Appeals Mandates New 11.07 Writ Application Form
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Effective 12/01/2018
ATTN: APPELLATE ATTORNEYS - Change in the TRAP
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Effective 05/12/2018
Important Notice Concerning Family Court Records
In order to protect the security of minors and protect personal identification of children from misuse, the District Clerk does not make records of the Family Courts available online. The District Clerk has opted to cancel the Dallas County contract with a private firm known as “iDocket” that previously made these records available through their subscription service effective May 12, 2018. The District Clerk makes these records available exclusively through the clerk’s Records Office. Records of the Family Courts may be obtained via email by contacting DCRecords@dallascounty.org. Payment for records may be made in-person or online. Please see the clerk’s website for more information.
Effective 10/30/2017
Important Notice for Juvenile Court Filers
Effective Monday, 10/30/2017, Juvenile Court eFilers will notice significant changes when eFiling pleadings in Juvenile cases:
Subsequent pleadings in Adoption, Adoption and Termination, Foreign Adoption, Gestational Parenting, and Termination of Parental Rights cases may no longer be eFiled. Subsequent filings in those cases must be filed in person at the District Clerk File Desk in the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center, 3rd Floor.
In order to be compliant with statute and rules of the Dallas County Juvenile District Courts that require the confidentiality of parties to juvenile cases, the clerk’s office has implemented “party masking” in the eFiling portal. Party masking means that the party names will no longer appear in the eFile Texas portal after you enter a cause number. Instead, filers will see the styling displayed as ‘*******’ .
Once the clerk’s office receives a filing, we will check the party name in the pleading, but it is essential that filers use the correct cause number to avoid any inconvenience. Filers will no longer be able to search for cases by party name but must use the cause number for all subsequent filings. Unfortunately this means that the ability to use a previous envelope to retrieve a cause number will also no longer be available.
We understand the inconvenience this may cause, but trust that attorneys will appreciate the commitment the courts and the clerk’s office are making to protect the confidentiality of your clients.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the District Clerk Juvenile Division at (214) 698-4910.
Effective 07/01/2017
Criminal Court Filers are Reminded that the Statewide eFiling Mandate in the Criminal Courts of Dallas County is effective, July 1, 2017
eFiling Educational Resources:
Effective 09/01/2016
New Supreme Court Rules for Filers Seeking to Waive Court Costs
Effective 01/15/2014
New Local Rules For Civil Court
Effective 01/01/2014
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