Night Court Comes to Houston Family Law Center!

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Shannon Cavers

Beginning on Tuesday, September 9. 2008, Harris County will have its first Family Law Evening Court session from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Evening Court is a unique opportunity for indigent litigants (working with a pro bono attorney or representing themselves pro se) to get before the court and finalize their divorce case. These hours are especially helpful for parties who work during the day, and it allows volunteer attorneys to handle these matters after normal business hours. 

To qualify for evening court, the litigants must:

·         Have an uncontested matter handled by a volunteer attorney through an IOLTA certified pro bono agency; or,

·         Meet the requirements for indigence and have uncontested pro se case (must have property affidavit).

Evening Court will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month starting September 9, 2008. In order to set a case on this special docket, a party must contact the clerk of the court in which the case is assigned no later than 3:00 p.m. on the Monday before the evening court date.

The evening court program is made possible through the efforts of the Harris County Family Law Judges, the Harris County Judiciary, the District Clerk, Sheriff’s Department, and the Houston Bar Association. Thank you for your generosity!

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