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Fort Bend County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2023-05-08
Status Pending
Type Termination Of Parental Rights
Docket 34 entries

Parties

Plaintiff White, Whitney O'neill
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Hon. Adoption (8:30 Am) ( Rawlins, Monica) in Person

Fort Bend County (TX)

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Docket Entries

  1. Petition Index # 1 Original Petition to Terminate Parent Child Relationship
  2. Request Index # 2 Request for Process
  3. Issuance Index # 3 Citation Issued to Tyler James Hopping
  4. Citation eService Hopping, Tyler James Served 09/28/2023 Returned 10/02/2023
  5. Motion (No Fee) Index # 4 Motion for Alternative or Other Substituted Service
  6. Proposed Order Index # 5 Order on Motion for Alternative or Other Substituted Service
  7. Judge Docket Entry Motion for Alternative Service considered. Petitioner has not established due diligence in attempting to locate Respondent. Motion denied at this time. FRY
  8. CANCELED M/Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) Other MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE (ZOOM)
  9. CANCELED M/Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) Other MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE (ZOOM)
  10. Motion (No Fee) Index # 6 First Supplemental Motion for Alternative Service or Other Substituted Services
  11. Proposed Order Index # 7 Order on First Supplemental Motion for Alternative or Other Substituted Service
  12. Amended Filing Index # 8 Second Supplemental Motion for Alternative or Other Substituted Service
  13. Proposed Order Index # 9 Order on Second Supplemental Motion for Service or Other Substituted Service
  14. M/Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE (ZOOM)
  15. Judge Docket Entry Petitioner appeared with counsel, M. Duff. Counsel advised that under very limited circumstances will the Court approve a private termination without adoption. Notwithstanding, the Motion for Alternative Service through email or text is denied. Petitioner will need to execute an affidavit outlining her efforts to locate Respondent's address through his relatives before the Court will consider Service by Publication. FRY
  16. Answer/Contest/Response/Waiver Index # 10 Respondent's Original Answer
  17. Officers Return Index # 11 Citation return for Tyler James Hopping. Issued on 5/11/2023
  18. Amended Filing Index # 12 First Amended Petition to Terminate Parent-Child Relationship or in the Alternative, Petition to Establish Parent Child Relationship
  19. Motion (No Fee) Index # 13 Motion to Compel Discovery and for Sanctions
  20. Motion (No Fee) Index # 14 Motion to Appear Remotely in Court Proceeding
  21. Proposed Order Index # 15 Order on Motion to Appear Remotely
  22. M/Compel (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) IN PERSON
  23. Judge Docket Entry Atty M.E.Duff appeared on the Motion to Compel. The pro se Respondent was not present but has a Motion to Appear Remotely that was not set. The Respondent did not appear. Atty M.E. Duff is not opposed Respondent's Motion. Atty M.E. Duff is to reset Motion to Compel for a remote hearing. FRY
  24. Motion (No Fee) Index # 16 Motion to Compel Discovery and for Sanctions
  25. M/Compel (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) ZOOM (APPROVED)
  26. Order Index # 17 Order on Motion to Compel Discovery and for Sanctions
  27. No Fee Documents Index # 18 Father's Affidavit for Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights
  28. M/Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) M/VOLUNTARY TERMINATION (IN PERSON)
  29. Judge Docket Entry Petitioner appeared with counsel, M. Duff. Respondent must be given notice of a trial setting or file a Waiver. An Amicus must be apppointed. No Action Taken. FRY
  30. Motion (No Fee) Index # 19 Motion for Appointment of Amicus Attorney for Child
  31. Judge Docket Entry Motion to Appoint Amicus Granted. Julie Brock appointed as Amicus. $1500.00 to be paid by July 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Entry of Order by July 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. by submission. FRY
  32. Answer/Contest/Response/Waiver Index # 20 Original Answer of Amicus Attorney
  33. Entry (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) BY SUBMISSION
  34. Order Appointing Index # 21 Order Appointing Amicus Attorney

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