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Harris County Family District Courts' First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19

First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19

Harris County Family District Courts · Harris County, Texas (Family District Courts) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Harris County, Texas (Family District Courts) · Houston · Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court of Texas COVID-19 Emergency Orders (by name)
Issued
2020-05-05 May 5, 2020
Effective
2020-04-01
End
2020-06-01 unless extended (read as 2020-06-01)
In force
Apr. 1, 2020 to June 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Family District Courts, litigants and counsel
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • CS client matters (family law)
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

These policies and procedures... are effective April 1, 2020, and will expire on June 1, 2020, unless otherwise extended... Effective March 24, 2020, the Office of the County Engineer closed about 2/3 of the [courtrooms]... No in-person uncontested docket... Non-Essential Matters -- The current circumstances and limited courtrooms do not allow us to hear the same number of Non-Essential Matters.

Enforcement

court rules