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The Federal Trade Commission has information for consumers who need to correct errors on their credit reports. Visit www.ftc.gov for details. If the judgment is not in error, you may want to consult your attorney to determine options available to you.
The documents in the case are sent to the County Clerk’s Civil Division. The appeal means that the case will be heard by the County Court at Law as a new case. You will receive a notice requiring you to pay the filing fee. If the filing fee is not paid (or if the appellant does not file an Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond), the case may be remanded (sent back) to the Justice of the Peace court. Either party may set a hearing and notify the other party. To set a hearing, contact the Court Operations Officer at (512) 854-9241. It is recommended that you consult an attorney or have an attorney represent you.
Eviction cases are filed in the Justice of the Peace court. Read the citation. It will tell you which JP court is hearing the case and what you may have to do to protect your interests.
Consult your attorney. The Clerk may not assist in the preparation of any application or petition, nor can we advise any litigant if the application is filed correctly. If the Court does not grant the occupational license, the filing fees are not refundable.
A bond forfeiture case is filed when a misdemeanor defendant has failed to appear for a hearing or trial. If an answer is not filed in a timely fashion, the plaintiff may take a default judgment. Contact your attorney or the County Attorney’s Office at (512) 854-9415.
Docket information can be found at the Travis County Civil Courts at Law website.
If you are indigent (suffering from financial hardship as defined by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure), you may want to file an Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs as described in those rules and file it with your petition or application. These forms are also available in Room 222 in the Courthouse. If you are represented by an attorney and are considered indigent under Texas Rules, your attorney may present a statement that the representation is pro bono (in other words, free).
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The County Clerk’s Office can only disburse funds that have been deposited in the Court registry if there is an Order signed by a Judge instructing our office to do so. If there is no signed Order on file in the case, or to begin the process of requesting the funds, you may complete the attached Motion (Motion for Disbursement of Funds in Court Registry) and proposed Order (Order to Disburse Funds in Court Registry) and file them with our office by mail, eFile, or in person. The Motion must be signed and notarized before filing. We do not accept filings by email. We also have blank Motion and proposed Order forms for disbursement of funds available in our office. At the time of filing you will also need to submit the following:
- Copy of Birth Certificate
- Copy of Social Security Card or Passport
- Copy of photo ID (valid driver’s license, passport, ID card, etc.)
- Completed IRS Form W-9 (available at www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs). Name and social security number must match Social Security Records
Our office will forward the Motion and proposed Order to the Court for review/signature.
If the funds were deposited on behalf of a minor child, please follow the same steps as above. If the name of the child has been changed since the case was closed, please bring documentation to support the name change. For example: adoption order, marriage certificate, Order granting name change, etc.
If the Court grants the Motion for disbursement of funds, our Accounting Division will disburse the funds in the form of a check that is mailed to the address you provide on the Motion. It takes 4-6 weeks to process your request and mail the check.