July Content Update Details
Family Law
- Even more local PDFs added and updated
- In documents dealing with division of property recording of mortgages and other liens on real estate include option for clerk file number or volume/page of county records
- New property category Other Real Property-Related Assets
- SBOT Family Law: 2022 Texas Family Law Practice Manual forms are ready for those who have purchased the Bar Forms
Wills
- New Qualified Income Trust
- New Letter to Trustee of QIT
Civil Litigation
- Improved the Petition for Motor Vehicle Accident, with the additional specific causes of action and gross negligence
Criminal Defense
- New Motion for Community Supervision From the Jury
- New Petition for Disclosure of Grand Jury Information
- New Harrison County Standing Discovery Order
Trusts
- Improved formatting for WordPerfect users
Select a section below to see a complete list of updates:
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Menu # |
Title |
Details |
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Minutes of Meetings |
Fixed incorrect "Director" reference |
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6.02 |
Company Agreement |
Added "article" to section headings, fixed reference to Certificate |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| 4.12 | Original Petition |
Motor Vehicle Accident added “other” option to basis of liability to enable insurance company defendant, updated 2.02 TABC reference, added specific causes of actions to establish defendant driver’s negligence, added language for gross negligence of driver or non-driver defendant, improved assembly flow |
| Petitions | Entity Options | Fixed, were temporarily disabled |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| 7-16 | Petition for Disclosure of Grand Jury Information | New form |
| 24-10 | Motion for Community Supervision From the Jury | New form |
| LOCAL | Harrison County Standing Discovery Order | New form |
| Volume wide | Improvements in assembly and presentation of assembled documents | |
| Volume wide | Added new staff attorney component |
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Menu # |
Title |
Details |
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4.01 |
Final Decree of Divorce |
Improved help regarding undisclosed property, new property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets”, options for recording information for mortgages and other liens on real property to allow for Clerk file number of volume/page of county records |
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4.02 |
Findings and Conclusions for Divorce |
New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets” |
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4.05 |
Agreement Incident to Divorce |
New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets”, options for recording information for mortgages and other liens on real property to allow for Clerk file number of volume/page of county records |
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4.09 |
Separation Agreement |
New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets”, options for recording information for mortgages and other liens on real property to allow for Clerk file number of volume/page of county records |
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6.01 |
Inventory |
New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets” |
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6.04 |
Suggested Division of Community Property |
Fixed issue with Contingent Liabilities, New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets” |
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7.02 |
Texas Application for Certificate of Title |
updated PDF |
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11.09 |
Motion for Temporary Orders SAPCR |
Fixed issue with missing notice of hearing and certificate of service |
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18.30 |
Expedited Mail Application for Death Record |
Updated PDF |
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19.04 |
Protective Order |
Opened to broader range of clients |
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21.45 |
Inquiry on Court of Continuing Jurisdiction for Child |
Updated PDF |
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39.24 |
Certificate of Adoption |
Improved for separate names on birth certificate and decree |
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40.06 |
Parent Survey on the Acknowledgment of Paternity |
Updated PDF |
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46.11 |
Mediated Settlement Agreement for Attorneys |
New property category “Other Real Property-Related Assets”, options for recording information for mortgages and other liens on real property to allow for Clerk file number of volume/page of county records |
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51.17 |
Declaration in Support of Establishing Parentage |
Updated PDF |
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Child Support Orders |
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Removal of specific "in a single monthly payment" language to avoid enforceability issues |
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Petitions |
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Removed all options with references to chapter 7A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in statements regarding Protective Orders (all Petitions) |
| Volume wide |
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New staff attorney component added |
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PDFs no longer is use |
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Removed |
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LOCAL |
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Forms added or updated |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| Volume wide | New staff attorney component added |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| Volume wide | New staff attorney component added |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| 2-5 | Affidavit Asserting Mechanic's Lien and Materialman's Lien | Fixed "received" typo |
| Volume wide | Added new staff attorney component to letters and requests |
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Menu # |
Title |
Details |
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12.02 |
Affidavit Concerning Identity of Heirs |
Added "a copy of which is attached" if a Will exists, fixed signature label for second witness |
| 16.02 |
Oath of Administrator |
Independent option added |
|
Tool |
Age of Decedent |
Calculation improved to more accurately factor in leap years |
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Menu # |
Title |
Details |
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Online Intake |
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Fixed descriptions on panels to avoid confusion between sellers and buyers |
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Volume wide |
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Assembly improved by providing context for recording information |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| Letters | Attorney component added to letters | |
| Volume wide |
Articles with roman numerals have period added, no gap between numbers and periods when using WordPerfect and setting to fully justified in format wizard |
| Menu # | Title | Details |
| 6-8 | Qualified Income Trust | New form |
| 6-9 | Letter to Trustee of Qualified Income Trust | New form |
| 3-3 | Exit Letter - Tax Oriented Wills | Fixed typo of "contacts" to "contracts" |
| Letters | Added Attorney component to letters |