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Ex. MET-AUS-084 Order Primary source read

General Order: Court Operations in Williamson County Family Courts Under the 2020 State of Disaster COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus (filed March 31, 2020)

General Order continuing all family-court jury trials through June 30, 2020, barring in-person courthouse visits without prior communication, and moving hearings to Microsoft Teams virtual courtrooms

Judges of the 368th, 395th and 425th District Courts and County Courts at Law One, Three and Four of Williamson County · Williamson County, Texas (368th, 395th and 425th District Courts and County Courts at Law Nos. 1, 3 and 4; family courts) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Williamson County, Texas (368th, 395th and 425th District Courts and County Courts at Law Nos. 1, 3 and 4; family courts) · Austin · Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Emergency Orders Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster of the Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals; the local, State and federal disaster declarations; Tex. Const. art. I, § 13 recited
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-03-31 (immediately, until further order) (read as 2020-03-31)
End
Not stated ('until further order'); jury-trial continuance through June 30, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • parties, counsel and jurors in Williamson County family court matters
Functions reached
  • CT family-court jury trials continued; hearings virtual (legal services)
  • CRT courthouse access restricted
  • WF jurors
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

.. it is therefore ORDERED that, effective immediately and continuing until further order the following rules will be in place: 1. JURY TRIALS: Due to the limitations on mass gatherings limiting the Courts' ability to impanel juries, all JURY TRIALS in ALL FAMILY COURT matters scheduled through June 30, 2020 are CONTINUED without prejudice to either party... 3. In the best interest of the community and in the interest of public health please do not attempt to visit the Williamson County Courthouse in person for any family court matter without prior, direct communication with the court. 4. SUBMISSION. Motions to be heard on submission are: a. Agreed matters; b. Agreed Uncontested Divorces...; c. Matters agreed to be heard on submission... 5. VIRTUAL COURTROOMS. Due to exigent circumstances the Court requires hearings to be scheduled via VIRTUAL COURTROOM TECHNOLOGIES. All Family Courts in Williamson County are utilizing Microsoft Teams...

Enforcement

Court administrative order

Notes

Filed with the District Clerk March 31, 2020, 3:53 p.m. File name names County Court at Law 4 only; the order runs from all six family courts.

Retrieval note

Image-only PDF (3 pp.); pages 1-2 rendered and read.

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