Here at the Harris County Law Library, most of our non-attorney patrons come to us as they navigate civil law issues without the benefit of being able to hire an attorney.
Anyone dealing with Texas civil suits being filed in 2021 should familiarize themselves with some significant changes to the Texas Code of Civil Procedure that went into effect this week.
The rule changes bring Texas civil procedure closer to federal civil procedure, streamlining the discovery disclosure process.
Though the rule changes might be a bit confusing at first glance, the wonderful free website TexasLawHelp.org has already posted an easy-to-understand explanation of how the change impacts people appearing in Texas family court.
TexasLawHelp.org has also created free fill-in-the-blank forms to help many Texas family court parties more easily comply with the new requirements.
Click here for free forms addressing Required Initial Disclosures in Divorces, Annulments, and Suits to Declare a Marriage Void.
Click here for free forms addressing Required Initial Disclosures in Suits Affecting Parent Child Relationship (SAPCRs) and Family Court Modifications.
The free, complete soup-to-nuts TexasLawHelp.org packets for the abovementioned family law matters, which contain start-to-finish instructions and fill-in-the-blank forms, are being updated and will be available through the website in the coming days.
You can read the Order that established these changes here.