walterg55 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I have googled and searched with poor results. I am looking for a source of sample forms and pleadings for Texas courts as well as blank templates. Does anyone have a link or suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretAgentWoman Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I went to my local county court site and found all sorts of forms and samples for small claims:http://dentoncounty.com/dept/main.asp?Dept=38&Link=629Try googling for the court you want to sue in first, then see if that website has any info that would be helpful.Where do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocn2000 Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 It can be very hard to find forms for TX courts. The court system here is very user unfriendly. It is that way on purpose to discourage pro se involvement. The best thing you can do is see if a library has a copy of "O'Connors Texas forms for civil trials". It has every form, motion, and response used in Texas. You can get lucky and find a used one online. New, they are $100-130. The book will help you understand and respond to any order or motion you could ever run into. It gives you the blank form with instructions, time frames, who to file with and when. When combined with "O'connors Texas Rules for civil trials", you will be ready to go. I used to be able to find them in the reference section of any decent sized library, then photocopy what I needed. Bar none, thos two books will be the best legal investment outside of lawyer you can ever make. Add "Represent yourself in court" by Nolo press for a great over view of the process and "How to win in small claims court in texas" by william brown and that will be all you wil ever need bookwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterg55 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 It can be very hard to find forms for TX courts. The court system here is very user unfriendly. It is that way on purpose to discourage pro se involvement. The best thing you can do is see if a library has a copy of "O'Connors Texas forms for civil trials". It has every form, motion, and response used in Texas. You can get lucky and find a used one online. New, they are $100-130. The book will help you understand and respond to any order or motion you could ever run into. It gives you the blank form with instructions, time frames, who to file with and when. When combined with "O'connors Texas Rules for civil trials", you will be ready to go. I used to be able to find them in the reference section of any decent sized library, then photocopy what I needed. Bar none, thos two books will be the best legal investment outside of lawyer you can ever make. Add "Represent yourself in court" by Nolo press for a great over view of the process and "How to win in small claims court in texas" by william brown and that will be all you wil ever need bookwise.Thanks a lot!!! I also just learned that both of those O'Conner books are available in my county courthouse law library. I plan on stopping by to see what I must do for access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocn2000 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I urge you to check amazon.com, half price books,ebay, or even the UofH bookstores for older copies that you can buy on the cheap. I am looking for a few more of the O'connor series to round out my collection. Luckily I have been able to find most at reasonable prices. All states have there own edition, maybe by a different author/publisher, so everyone needs to check their library/courthouse/law school and see what they find. Uof H law library used to be open to the public to browse, but not check out. Don't know if it is anymore, but it was a great place for many more resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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