Update Available for Texas Probate System, 2024 Edition


The version of Special Instruction 76 originally printed in Texas Probate System, 2024 ed., did not include important updates from the 88th legislative session. Here's how to download the updated ...


Updated Forms: Download the Updated OCA Forms for the Texas Family Law Practice Manual


Texas Senate Bill 48 requires the use of standardized forms from the Office of Court Administration for certain protective order proceedings. Click here to download the forms.


Updated Forms: Family Law Practice Manual [Word Doc & PDF Downloads]


As a free service to the members of the Family Law Section, Forms 21-1, 21-2, 21-5, 21-6, and 21-7 are available to download.


Texas Family Law Practice Manual, 2022 Edition — Form Substitution


On June 2, 2022, an updated version of form 26-9, “Request for Findings in Possession Order,” was added to the Texas Family Law Practice Manual, as the update was inadvertently omitted from the ...


Updated 5/2/2023: Texas Supreme Court Emergency Orders Affecting Texas Bar Books Practice Manuals


The Texas Supreme Court has issued a number of temporary emergency orders in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, some of which are relevant to TexasBarBooks practice manuals.


Attention: Download Your New Version of Guardianship Alternatives


In August 2021, the Guardianship Alternatives digital download was updated.


Important Update: Essentials of Texas Firearms Law to be Discontinued


The Texas Legislature during its 2021 Regular Session substantially revised the state’s firearms laws through the enactment of House Bills 1927 and 2112 and Senate Bill 550, which all become ...


Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate Special Supplement Released


The Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate special supplement, affecting PJC 218.1–218.3, was made necessary by the 2020 amendments to Tex. R. Civ. P. 277, which require specific findings in ...


Note Regarding Suits to Terminate the Parent-Child Relationship


An important change to the rules regarding suits to terminate the parent-child relationship takes effect on May 1, 2020. On January 8, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court issued an Order Amending Texas ...


Download New Emergency Procedure Forms in Wake of COVID-19 Outbreak Here


As a free service to the members of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, please find an Order on Motion for Use of Emergency Procedures, which will become Form 8-82 in the Family Law ...


TGM Notice: Identifying Information Required in Filings Pursuant to TRCP § 30.14


TGM Notice: Identifying Information Required in Filings Pursuant to TRCP § 30.14Written byTexas Bar Books StaffShare this PostThe Texas Guardianship Manual committee has posted the following notice ...


Updated Word Form Collaborative Law —Start to Finish


An updated Word form for Collaborative Law—Start to Finish is available for download. Click the download button below for a zip file containing the updated version of Form 12. Save the file to the ...



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