The documents listed below must not exceed the following limits: Appellant's brief: 15,000 words if computer-generated and 50 pages if not. Combined appellee's/cross-appellant's brief: 30,000 words if computer-generated, and 100 pages if not.
Once filed, the California Supreme Court will usually decide whether to review your case within 60 days after your petition is filed, although the Court can take up to 90 days to make this determination.
A Supreme Court petition for review is generally limited to 4,500 words (with certain sections of the petition exempted from the word limit). See Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i)(2)(D).
What is a counter-petition in Texas family law? It's a legal document allowing the responding party in a divorce or custody case to assert their own claims. Filing a counter-petition allows you to request your own terms for child custody, spousal support, and property division.
Your petition should not exceed 4,500 words if generated electronically or fifteen pages if hand written. You must include the sections marked with an asterisk above as part of the allowed word/page count. The other sections do not count towards the word/page limit.
(1) If produced on a computer, a petition or answer must not exceed 8,400 words, including footnotes, and a reply must not exceed 4,200 words, including footnotes. Each petition, answer, or reply must include a certificate by appellate counsel or an unrepresented party stating the number of words in the document.
If you want to get divorced in Texas, either you or your spouse will have to file what is called an “Original Petition for Divorce” to formally begin the process.
: a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court) filing a petition for divorce. Her defense lawyer had petitioned the court to videotape Scott's testimony about Hearst before he died, but the petition was denied. Robert Lipsyte.
To file online, go to E-File Texas ( ) 11 and follow the instructions. To file in person, take your answer (and copies) to the district clerk's office in the county where the plaintiff filed the case. At the clerk's office: Turn in your answer form (and copies).