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Chapter 61

Form 61-15

NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA

See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents.

[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]

Petition for Declaratory Judgment

1.Discovery in this case is intended to be conducted under [level 2/level 3] of rule 190 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. [If level 3, see form 5-1.]

Include 2. if applicable.

2.Petitioner objects to the assignment of this matter to an associate judge for a trial on the merits or presiding at a jury trial.

3.This suit is brought by [name of petitioner], Petitioner, who is a resident of [county] County, [state]. [The last three numbers of Petitioner’s driver’s license number are [numbers]./Petitioner has not been issued a driver’s license.] [The last three numbers of Peti­tioner’s Social Security number are [numbers]./Petitioner has not been issued a Social Secu­rity number.]

Respondent is [name of respondent].

Select one of the following.

Process should be served [include if applicable: at [address, city, state, zip code]].

No service is necessary at this time.

4.Petitioner seeks a declaratory judgment for [set out specific relief sought].

5.It was necessary to secure the services of [name of attorney], a licensed attorney, to enforce and protect the rights of [name of petitioner]. Respondent should be ordered to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, expenses, and costs, and a judgment should be rendered against Respondent. Petitioner requests postjudgment interest as allowed by law.

Petitioner prays that citation and notice issue as required by law, that the Court render judgment [specify relief sought], [include if applicable: for a judgment for $[amount],] for attorney’s fees, expenses, costs, and interest, and for all further relief authorized by law.

   
[Name]
Attorney for Petitioner
State Bar No.:
[E-mail address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]