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-160/142.3 - (REQUIRED in all adoption cases).
• Request for Issuance of Service- (Civil & Family Cases)
• Standing Orders for 402nd District Court
• Non Disclosure
• Protective Order Kit

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 1/1/24
• Current Monthly Report on Appointments and Approved Fees- January 2025 Report
• E-File Business Process
• E-File FAQS
• District Court Attorney Fee Schedule
• Excess Funds- Updated1/21/25

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.