Civil/Family Post Trial prepares the clerk’s record for Civil and Family appellate cases (causes),processes abstracts and executions, cost statements, expunctions, outgoing transfer of venue cases(causes), and approves supersedeas bonds.
According to The Supreme Court of Texas, an order was signed adopting Texas Rule of Civil Procedure21c and Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 4, 21, 21a, and 502.1, Texas Rules of AppellateProcedure 6 and 9, and the Supreme court Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record in CivilCases to be effective January 1, 2014 for Harris County. This order mandates electronic filing inall Civil Courts and restricts us from accepting paper filing from any filer other than Pro Se filers.Please, click on the following link to learn more about electronic filing www.efiletexas.gov. We will also be unable to accept any other type of electronic filing other than through www.efiletexas.gov which include any type of Fax Filing.
Civil and Family appellate cases (causes) are heard by either the First Court of Appeals or the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. Upon receipt of the Notice to Appeal and the fee for the clerk’s record,which is $1.00 per page, the clerk’s record (the documents submitted to the appropriate appellate court)is prepared and forwarded to the assigned appellate court. All Appellate filing must follow Supreme Courtmandate as of January 1, 2014 and file electronically through www.efiletexas.gov.
Upon Request for Abstract of Judgment (please print this document and then efile as mandated by the Supreme Court) and pay a fee of $8 each,an abstract will be prepared by the District Clerk and returned to the requesting party for filing inthe Real Property Records, of the County Clerk’s office.Upon
Request for Civil-Family Post Trial Writ and a fee of $8, a writ will be prepared by the District Clerk, again, this must be requested and paid forelectronically through www.efiletexas.gov. The writ will be returned to the requesting party, whom will coordinate with the Constable’s Officefor execution. Only one execution may be outstanding on any case (cause) at any time.
Upon electronic request, a cost statement may be prepared by the District Clerk,which identifies the recoverable costs in a civil suit. Fee for this request is $15.00.
A petition for expunction should be electronically with the District Clerk at www.efiletexas.gov. Fees for filing an expunction are $350.00. There are also additional fees for notice of the hearing and the final expunction order on each agency listed in your petition. Because some agencies receive electronic notification, you can contact our office at 832-927-5800 to obtain your total filing fee costs.
If you are filing a pro-se petition for expunction, please refer to the attached instructions.
Electronic Expunction Notifications
- Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Harris County Grand Jury
- Houston Police Department
- Houston City Jail
- City of Houston
- Clerk of Municipal Court
- Harris County Sherriff's Department
- Harris County Jail
- Harris County Sherriff's Office
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Texas Crime Information Center
- Marilyn Burgess, Harris County District Clerk's Office
- Harris County Clerk
- All Criminal Courts
- All Civil Courts
- Harris County Attorney's Office
- Harris County Pre-Trial Services
- Harris County Office of Court Services
- Adult Probation
- Community Supervision and Corrections
- Justice Information Management Systems
- Southeast Texas Crime Information Center (SETCIC)
A supersedeas bond may be filed with the Civil/Family Post Trial department.Bonds amounts should be calculated according to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.