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Brazoria County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-01-03
Status Filed
Type Parent Child Relationship No Divorce
Docket 34 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Gonzalez, Lisa Garcia
Defendant Ellison, Philip|Garcia Mendoza, Monica Jean

Docket Entries

  1. Court Reporter's Evidence Submission Form Final Hearing 05/28/2025
  2. Pro Se Notice
  3. Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs
  4. Process Request Form
  5. Proposed Order in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
  6. Certificate of Last Known Mailing Address
  7. Service Issued
  8. Citation Garcia Mendoza, Monica Jean Returned Unserved 01/07/2025 Anticipated Server Sheriff's Office Returned 01/07/2025 10:16 AM
  9. Service Returned - Unserved #302219
  10. Motion For Substituted Service
  11. Affidavit in Support of Motion for Other Substituted Service
  12. Proposed Order for Substituted Service
  13. Motion For Substituted Service
  14. Proposed Order for Substituted Service
  15. Process Request Form
  16. Process Request Form
  17. Affidavit in Support of Motion for Other Substituted Service
  18. Service Issued
  19. Citation Garcia Mendoza, Monica Jean Served 01/23/2025 4:35 PM Anticipated Server Sheriff's Office Anticipated Method Posting Serving Method Posting
  20. Judicial Docket Entry Motion for Substituted Service presented to the Court. Denied. The Affidavit is insufficient. pronounced and rendered this date. gld
  21. Citation by Certified Mail Ellison, Philip Served 01/25/2025
  22. Service Returned - Served #302706 delivered but no signature
  23. Service Returned - Served #302703
  24. Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officers Bulanek, Patrick, Donnell, Gregory) Motion for Substituted Service set by L. Gonzalez
  25. Notice of Hearing set for 5/8/25 at 9 a.m.
  26. Process Request Form
  27. Process Request Form
  28. Citation by Certified Mail Ellison, Philip Served 02/21/2025
  29. Citation by Certified Mail Garcia Mendoza, Monica Jean Returned Unserved 03/10/2025 Returned 03/10/2025
  30. Service Returned - Served #305568 delivered 2/21/25
  31. Service Returned - Unserved #305629
  32. Bench Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bulanek, Patrick) Set by L. Gonzalez 05/08/2025 Reset by Court to 05/28/2025
  33. Judicial Docket Entry Set on the docket for final hearing. Lisa Garcia Gonzalez appears in person. Philip Ellison appears in person. Monica Mendoza appears in person. Record - Heather Canady. All parties agree to proceed to trial before the Associate Judge and to waive their right to a de novo appear. Testimony, evidence, and argument presented. Petitioner is seeking to obtain custody of her grandchild and has not overcome the fit parent presumption of In Re CJC. The Petition in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship is denied. Pronounced and rendered this date. gld
  34. Courtroom's Exhibit Worksheet on Final Hearing 5/28/25

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