Forms

• VS-165 -(REQUIRED for all family law matters) **If submitting a paper copy to the clerk rather than e-Filing the original, please note the VS-165 Form must be printed double-sided (one sheet not two).**
• VS-160 - (REQUIRED in all adoption cases).
• Request for Issuance of Service- (Civil & Family Cases)
• Standing Orders for 402nd District Court
• Non Disclosure
• Records Request Form
• Protective Order FAQs
  • Get Ready for Court
  • Make a Safety Plan
• Application for Temporary and Final Protective Orders
  •  Instructions for Completing Application
• Protective Order (Final Order)
• Temporary Ex Parte Order
  • Instructions for Completing the Orders
• TCIC Protective Order Data Entry Form

Self-Represented Litigants

• Notice - District Clerk's Role in Litigation - (Required for ALL new Suits filed by Parties Not Represented by an Attorney)
• Request and Consent for Electronic Court Notices - (Self Represented Litigants may request email delivery of official notices)
• Self Help Resource
• Statement of Inability to afford Costs  - Family/Civil
• Affidavit of Indigence - Criminal

Information

• Fee Schedule: Civil/Family - updated 8/1/25
• Current Monthly Report on Appointments and Approved Fees- November 2025 Report
• E-File Business Process
• E-File FAQS
• Attorney Fee Schedule
• Excess Funds- Updated 12/2/25

Helpful Links

• Child Support Program of the Office of the Attorney General
• Sixth Court of Appeals serving Wood County
• Twelfth Court of Appeals serving Wood County
• Texascourthelp.gov
• State Law Library
• Records Inquiry - Click to search case's, court calendar, jail records and more.