Brazoria County District Courts Filing Rules

An updated Inventory and Appraisement must be provided at the time of final trial.

For criminal cases, contact the Criminal Court Administrator, Krystal Brooks, by phone or email.

Parties given access to the documents must preserve confidentiality and prevent disclosure to unauthorized persons.

All filings and court minutes in cases involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as a party are confidential and must be sealed.

All pleadings must be e-filed through the District Clerk's Office, and proposed orders must be e-filed for the Court's e-signature.

Except during a District Clerk Office emergency, an application for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a court before it may be presented to a judge.

The property-division documents must be filed no later than 5 days before trial.

The court requests courtesy copies of specified family-case pleadings and related documents, including pleadings filed on the hearing day, the brief in support with attached cases, proposed property division, trial inventory and appraisal, and intended trial exhibits.

A party seeking Zoom participation for itself, a witness, or another party must provide the notice required by Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21(b) and 21(d) and obtain court permission.

All exhibits should be pre-marked and exchanged with the opposing party or counsel no later than three days before the merits trial.