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Include the following notice if a minor is named in the caption or if the motion contains other unredacted sensitive data. See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents. |
NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
Motion to Seal Court Records
This Motion to Seal Court Records is brought by [name of movant], [party designation], who shows in support:
1.This is an action originally arising out of the Texas Family Code, and the documents filed in this case are not subject to the standards for sealing court records set forth in rule 76a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
2.The sealing of the records in this action will not have an adverse effect on the public health or safety, and the records do not involve matters that should be available to the general public.
[Name of movant] requests that the records in this case be sealed.
[Name of movant] prays that the Court grant the Motion to Seal Court Records.
[Name]
Attorney for [name of movant]
State Bar No.:
[E-mail address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]
Notice of Hearing
The above motion is set for hearing on __________________ at ____________ __.m. in [designation and location of court].
SIGNED on ________________________________.
Judge or Clerk
Certificate of Service
I certify that a true copy of this [document/[title of document]] was served in accordance with rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on the following on [date]:
[Name of attorney of record or party to be served] by [electronic filing manager/e-mail at [e-mail address]/fax at [fax number]/personal delivery at [address]/commercial delivery service at [address]/certified mail at [address]/first-class mail at [address]]. [Repeat for each attorney of record or party to be served.]
[Name]
Attorney for [name of movant]