Effective July 1, 2014, Probate and Civil e-Filings became mandatory for all attorneys per Court Order from the Supreme Court of Texas Misc. Docket No. 12-9208.

Effective January 1, 2018, Misdemeanor Subsequent e-Filings became mandatory for all attorneys per Court Order from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Misc. Docket No. 16-003.

Information about selecting an Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP), filer training, and other information on e-filing can be found at eFileTexas.gov.

Galveston County Clerk Local e-Filing Practices

Initial Filings

• Exhibits should be submitted behind the petition in the same document.
• Citation Requests, Copies and the like are under Optional Services.
• The filer can request copies as an optional service to be attached to the citation.
• The address of the plaintiff is required. The address of the defendant is required.
• In preparing an Original Petition all parties should be listed.

Subsequent Filings

• Items not needing a file stamp (proposed orders, notices, etc) should not have a cover letter as the lead document.
• Proposed orders should be filed as a lead document.
• Motions should be filed as a lead document.
• Exhibits should be filed as the end pages of an appropriate lead document (motion, petition).
• If separate, as a lead document.

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