claude-legal

Matter-neutral reference hub for Georgia civil practice. Indexes the Georgia reference corpus — Uniform Court Rules (USCR + Uniform State Court Rules + Uniform Magistrate Court Rules + Supreme Court & Court of Appeals rules) and the O.C.G.A. chapters most used in civil, consumer, and family matters (Title 9 Civil Practice Act + limitations, Title 24 Evidence, Title 10 FBPA, Title 18 garnishment, Title 44 landlord-tenant + exemptions, Title 19 domestic relations, Title 15 courts, Title 11 UCC) — plus the shared federal corpora it symlinks. Triggers include "Georgia statute reference", "O.C.G.A. text", "look up O.C.G.A. §", "Georgia court rules", "USCR", "Uniform Superior Court Rule", "Georgia Civil Practice Act", "Georgia evidence rule", "Georgia statute of limitations", "look up Georgia case law", "what's the Georgia rule on X". Every other ga- skill cites into this corpus for rule numbers, statute sections, and case authorities.

Use when the user asks about timing or deadlines in a Georgia civil case. Triggers include "when is my answer due in Georgia", "how many days to respond in Georgia", "30 days to respond", "compute a deadline", "Georgia statute of limitations credit card", "what's the SOL on a contract in Georgia", "Georgia court holidays", "court-day vs calendar-day in Georgia", "discovery response deadline Georgia", "motion response deadline", "default deadline Georgia", "notice of appeal 30 days Georgia", "dispossessory answer deadline", "is my debt too old to sue on in Georgia". Computes calendar-day and court-day deadlines under O.C.G.A. § 1-3-1(d)(3) (incorporated into the Civil Practice Act by O.C.G.A. § 9-11-6(a)), excludes Georgia legal holidays under O.C.G.A. § 1-4-1, applies the Saturday / Sunday / holiday roll-forward and the sub-7-day exclusion of intermediate weekends and holidays, and maps named civil rules and statutes of limitation to days plus authority via the bundled calendar script.

This skill should be used when drafting or filing documents in any Cobb County, Georgia court — the Superior Court of Cobb County (Cobb Judicial Circuit), the State Court of Cobb County, the Cobb County Magistrate Court, or Cobb Probate/Juvenile. Triggers include "file in Cobb County", "Cobb County Superior Court", "Cobb State Court debt suit", "Cobb domestic standing order", "Marietta court", "Cobb magistrate small claims", "PeachCourt Cobb", "Cobb divorce", "Cobb dispossessory", or "Cobb continuing garnishment". Covers which Cobb court hears a given matter, the Cobb caption variants, the two Cobb domestic standing orders that attach automatically at filing, the Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit deadlines, and Cobb's PeachCourt e-filing platform (not Odyssey eFileGA). Layer on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

Use this skill for Georgia consumer-debt defense — debt-buyer suits, original-creditor collection cases, and any matter turning on FDCPA, Regulation F, FCRA, TILA, the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (FBPA), chain-of-title / standing, or the business-records foundation a debt buyer needs to win. Triggers: "Midland Credit sued me in Georgia", "Georgia debt buyer lawsuit", "Portfolio Recovery sued me Georgia", "LVNV Funding Georgia", "I was sued on a credit card in Georgia", "answer a State Court debt complaint", "Magistrate Court debt lawsuit Georgia", "FBPA", "credit card statute of limitations Georgia", "time-barred debt Georgia", "chain of title Georgia debt", "set aside default judgment debt Georgia", "FDCPA counterclaim Georgia". Subject- matter bundle covering FDCPA / Reg F / FBPA substantive law, chain-of-title and standing doctrine, the debt-buyer business- records battleground, affirmative defenses, discovery banks, and counterclaims for Georgia debt-defense litigation.

Use when handling a Georgia case in any county NOT covered by the dedicated venue skills (`ga-fulton`, `ga-cobb`, `ga-gwinnett`). A rest-of-state roll-up that drives the per-county research workflow: identify the county's judicial circuit, whether it has a State Court, its Magistrate Court, which e-filing platform it uses (PeachCourt vs. Odyssey eFileGA), the local rules, and the clerk's filing and fee practices. Triggers: "file in [other Georgia county]", "my Georgia county court", "which e-filing system Georgia", "PeachCourt or eFileGA", "what circuit is [county] in", "does [county] have a State Court", "Superior Court of [county]", "Georgia county clerk filing", "Georgia local court rules". Statewide rules (CPA, the Uniform State / Superior / Magistrate Court Rules, O.C.G.A. § 9-11-10 format) apply everywhere; local practice and standing orders vary by circuit. Layers on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

This skill should be used when drafting, responding to, or compelling discovery in a Georgia civil case. Triggers include "Georgia interrogatories", "interrogatories under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-33", "requests for production Georgia", "requests for admission deemed admitted", "RFA Georgia", "Georgia deposition", "discovery period", "discovery deadline Georgia", "motion to compel Georgia", "protective order Georgia", "subpoena Georgia". Covers the Georgia Civil Practice Act discovery framework (O.C.G.A. §§ 9-11-26 to 9-11-37): the scope of discovery, the 50-interrogatory cap, requests for production, the requests-for-admission deemed-admitted trap, depositions, the 30-day (45-day if served with the summons) response window, the six-month USCR 5 discovery period, protective orders, supplementation, motions to compel with expenses, and subpoenas.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Georgia affidavit or declaration. Triggers include "draft a Georgia affidavit", "sworn declaration Georgia", "draft a supporting affidavit Georgia", "notarized affidavit for a Georgia motion", "affidavit in support of summary judgment Georgia", "unsworn declaration Georgia". Produces a sworn affidavit (the Georgia default for evidentiary use) or an unsworn declaration where permitted, with a proper personal-knowledge foundation, numbered paragraphs, exhibit references, and the correct jurat or verification language.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Georgia civil motion with its supporting brief. Triggers include "draft a Georgia motion", "write a motion to dismiss Georgia", "draft a Georgia motion to compel", "draft a motion for summary judgment Georgia", "draft a motion to set aside default Georgia", "draft a motion under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-56". Produces a motion plus supporting brief in the Georgia format, applying the pro-se drafting framework (clear relief, cite the rule or statute, state supporting facts, conclude with the signature block and required certificate of service). Composes with `ga-statewide-format` for the format baseline, `ga-draft-declaration` for sworn facts, `ga-draft-order` for the proposed order, and the relevant venue and subject-matter skills.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Georgia scheduling document — a Notice of Hearing or the Rule Nisi presented for the judge's signature. Triggers include "notice of hearing Georgia", "rule nisi", "draft a rule nisi Georgia", "draft a notice of hearing for my motion", "set my motion for hearing Georgia", "Georgia hearing notice for a motion to compel". Produces the Notice of Hearing / Rule Nisi that identifies the underlying motion, the date, time, and place set by the court, and the certificate of service, and explains how the Notice of Hearing pairs with the Rule Nisi the judge signs under USCR 6.3 / 6.4.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Georgia proposed order for a judge's signature. Triggers include "proposed order Georgia", "draft an order for the judge", "draft a Georgia proposed order", "proposed order granting motion to compel Georgia", "default judgment order Georgia", "draft an order on summary judgment Georgia". Produces a proposed order with the caption replicated, recitals and findings, numbered "IT IS HEREBY ORDERED" decretal paragraphs mirroring the relief sought in the underlying motion, and a judge-signature line; flags that the order takes effect only upon signature and entry by filing under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-58.

Use to verify the citations in a Georgia court filing before it is filed. Triggers include "check my Georgia citations", "verify this O.C.G.A. cite", "is this Georgia case real", "fact-check my brief", "Bluebook Georgia citation format", "check the Ga. App. parallel cite", "is this O.C.G.A. section still good law", "audit the authorities in my Georgia motion". Runs four passes: (1) citation verification against canonical Georgia sources; (2) internal consistency within a single document (dates, dollar amounts, defined terms); (3) packet consistency across motion + affidavit + proposed order + certificate of service; (4) sworn-versus-argued consistency between affidavit assertions and motion arguments.

Use to choose venue and handle filing mechanics for a Georgia domestic-relations case — divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, custody and visitation, child support, legitimation and paternity, contempt and modification, adoption, termination of parental rights, and family-violence protective orders. CRITICAL: Georgia has NO separate statewide family-court trial court — these cases are heard in the SUPERIOR COURT (general-jurisdiction trial court), with divorce jurisdiction vested by O.C.G.A. § 19-5-1. Some high-volume circuits run a Family Division or family case-management track by local rule / standing order. Triggers: "where do I file for divorce in Georgia", "Fulton family division", "Superior Court family case", "custody filing Georgia", "Cobb County divorce", "Georgia legitimation filing", "Georgia child support case", "Georgia parenting plan", "Georgia TPO family violence", "Petitioner Respondent divorce Georgia". Venue and procedural skill; defers substantive law to `ga-family-law`.

Use for Georgia family-law matters — divorce, equitable division of marital property, child custody, parenting plans, child support, alimony, family-violence protective orders, legitimation, and paternity. Covers the 13 grounds for divorce (O.C.G.A. § 19-5-3) including no-fault "irretrievably broken", the 6-month residency rule (§ 19-5-2), equitable distribution (*Stokes*; § 19-5-13), the income-shares child-support guidelines (§ 19-6-15), best-interests custody with the mandatory parenting plan (§§ 19-9-3, 19-9-1) and the age-14 child-election quirk, alimony with the adultery/desertion bar (§§ 19-6-1, 19-6-5), the Family Violence Act / TPO (§ 19-13-1 et seq.), the UCCJEA (§§ 19-9-40 to 19-9-104), UIFSA, common-law marriage abolition (§ 19-3-1.1), and legitimation vs. paternity (§§ 19-7-22, 19-7-40). Triggers: "file for divorce in Georgia", "Georgia child support calculator", "equitable division", "custody best interests Georgia", "modify alimony", "TPO Georgia".

This skill should be used when assembling and filing a complete Georgia court motion or pleading packet. Triggers include "assemble my Georgia filing", "how do I e-file in Georgia", "what do I need to file a complaint", "PeachCourt vs Odyssey", "eFileGA", "Georgia filing checklist", "file a new civil action in Georgia", "Fulton e-filing", "what documents to start a Georgia lawsuit". Identifies the filing court and its e-filing platform (PeachCourt for Fulton/Cobb; Odyssey eFileGA for Gwinnett; the county map at georgiacourts.gov/efile-court-records), the documents a new civil action needs (complaint, summons, civil case initiation/disclosure form, filing fee or O.C.G.A. § 9-15-2 pauper's affidavit, sheriff's entry of service), the USCR 36 e-filing mechanics, service of process under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-4, and for domestic cases the auto-attaching standing orders plus the required DRFA and Child Support Worksheet. Provides a pre-flight checklist.

This skill should be used when a Georgia defendant has just been served with a civil complaint, summons, or dispossessory affidavit. Triggers include "I got served in Georgia", "answer a Georgia complaint", "I was sued in Georgia", "30 days to respond", "open a default Georgia", "Georgia default judgment", "motion to dismiss Georgia", "12(b)(6) Georgia", "affirmative defenses Georgia", "counterclaim", "compulsory counterclaim Georgia", "Georgia dispossessory answer". Covers the 30-day answer window under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-12(a), the § 9-11-55 default regime and the 15-day open-as-of-right cure window, the § 9-11-12(b) motion-to-dismiss triage, § 9-11-8(c) affirmative defenses, § 9-11-13(a) compulsory counterclaims, and § 9-11-15(a) amendment as of right.

This skill should be used when drafting or filing documents in any Fulton County trial court — the Superior Court of Fulton County (Atlanta Judicial Circuit), the State Court of Fulton County, the Magistrate Court of Fulton County, or the Metro Atlanta Business Case Division. Triggers include "file in Fulton County", "Fulton County Superior Court", "Atlanta Judicial Circuit", "Fulton State Court", "Fulton magistrate", "Fulton business case division", "Atlanta court e-file", "eFileGA", and "PeachCourt". Covers which Fulton court has jurisdiction, the Civil Action File No. caption, the mandatory eFileGA / PeachCourt e-filing posture, the Family Division Automatic Domestic Standing Order, and the per-judge Civil Standing Case Management Orders. Layers on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

This skill should be used when drafting or filing documents in any Gwinnett County trial court — the Superior Court of Gwinnett County (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit), the State Court of Gwinnett County, the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, or Gwinnett's Metro Atlanta Business Case Division enrollment. Triggers include "file in Gwinnett County", "Gwinnett County Superior Court", "Lawrenceville court", "Gwinnett Judicial Circuit", "Gwinnett State Court", "Gwinnett magistrate", "Odyssey eFileGA Gwinnett", and "75 Langley Drive". Covers which Gwinnett court has jurisdiction, the Civil Action File No. caption, the Odyssey eFileGA e-filing posture (NOT PeachCourt), the mandatory ADR program, the Superior Court Transfer Rules, and the domestic standing order. Layers on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

This skill should be used when preparing for or conducting a motion hearing or oral argument in a Georgia court. Triggers include "Georgia motion hearing", "oral argument Georgia", "summary judgment hearing", "rule nisi hearing", "Georgia courtroom etiquette", "appearing pro se at a hearing in Georgia". Covers Georgia motion practice under USCR 6 (30-day response under USCR 6.2, request for oral hearing under USCR 6.3, the court setting the hearing by Rule Nisi under USCR 6.4), how summary- judgment hearings work under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-56, evidentiary hearings, courtroom etiquette, appearing pro se, the per-judge standing case-management orders in Fulton, the domestic standing orders in family cases, and how State and Magistrate court hearing practice differs.

Use for any Georgia Magistrate Court matter — the small-claims and limited-jurisdiction civil court with statement-of-claim practice and deliberately informal procedure. Civil jurisdiction is capped (verify the current O.C.G.A. § 15-10-2(5) cap); dispossessory (eviction), garnishment, and attachment within the cap are also heard. Triggers: "Georgia small claims", "Magistrate Court Georgia", "magistrate court statement of claim", "answer a magistrate suit", "sued for under the cap in Georgia", "appeal magistrate de novo", "dispossessory warrant", "garnishment magistrate court", "can a company sue me in magistrate court", "small claims jurisdictional limit Georgia". KEY POINTS: procedure is informal (CPA and evidence rules relaxed; parties appear pro se; corporations may appear through an officer or agent); appeal is DE NOVO to State or Superior Court. Layers on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

This skill should be used when navigating post-judgment procedure in a Georgia civil case. Triggers include "set aside a default judgment in Georgia", "open default 15 days", "motion to set aside Georgia", "wage garnishment Georgia", "claim exemption garnishment", "Georgia bank levy", "traverse garnishment", "continuing garnishment Georgia", "Georgia exemptions O.C.G.A. 44-13-100", "judgment dormant", "revive a Georgia judgment", "new trial Georgia", "JNOV Georgia". Covers opening or setting aside default under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-55, motions to set aside under § 9-11-60(d), post-trial motions (new trial § 5-5-40, JNOV § 9-11-50(b), appeal § 5-6-38), the post-2016 garnishment regime (O.C.G.A. §§ 18-4-1 to 18-4-90) and the defendant's claim/traverse, property exemptions under § 44-13-100, and judgment dormancy and revival under §§ 9-12-60 and 9-12-61.

This skill should be used when drafting Georgia court documents for a self-represented (pro se) litigant. Triggers include "represent myself in Georgia", "pro se Georgia court", "I can't afford a lawyer", "fee waiver Georgia", "file without a lawyer in Georgia", "pauper's affidavit Georgia", "I got served and have no attorney". Covers the rights and limits of self-representation in Georgia, how to read the summons and tell whether the case is in Superior, State, or Magistrate Court, the 30-day answer clock, the pauper's affidavit for fee waiver under O.C.G.A. § 9-15-2, where to find Georgia self-help resources, the pro se signature block under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-11, and courtroom etiquette and candor. Pro se litigants are held to the same procedural rules as licensed attorneys.

This skill should be used to QC, review, or validate a Georgia court document before filing. Triggers include "check my Georgia filing", "pre-filing review", "is my motion ready to file", "review my Georgia document", "validate this Georgia complaint", "audit my Georgia packet", "run a quality check on my Georgia filing". Runs a two-pass check: (1) format pass — the marketplace format baseline via scripts/format-check.py plus the O.C.G.A. § 9-11-10 caption, title, numbered paragraphs, signature block (Georgia Bar No. or "Pro Se" under § 9-11-11), certificate of service (§ 9-11-5), exhibits, and footer pagination; (2) content pass — required- component completeness, citation confirmation via ga-fact-check, deadline confirmation via ga-deadlines, and confirmation of the correct court and venue. Provides a pre-flight checklist.

This skill should be used when the user needs to get a motion heard in a Georgia court. Triggers include "set a hearing in Georgia", "rule nisi", "notice of hearing Georgia", "get my motion on the calendar", "schedule a hearing in Georgia", "reserve a hearing date Georgia". In Georgia, a party requests oral argument under USCR 6.3 and the court sets the hearing by signing a Rule Nisi (a proposed order setting the date and time) under USCR 6.4. This skill drafts the Rule Nisi and the Notice of Hearing, explains coordinating with the assigned judge's staff attorney or calendar clerk, covers service and e-filing of the rule nisi through PeachCourt or Odyssey eFileGA, and addresses family-case calendaring through the assigned division.

Use for any Georgia State Court matter — the county-level limited- jurisdiction trial court that is the principal forum for debt- collection and tort suits. State Court has concurrent civil jurisdiction with the Superior Court over civil actions of ANY amount (no dollar ceiling) plus misdemeanors and traffic, but NO equity, divorce, title to land, or felonies (those are Superior Court exclusive). Triggers: "answer a State Court complaint", "State Court of [county]", "sued in State Court Georgia", "where are debt suits filed in Georgia", "does my county have a State Court", "State Court vs Superior Court Georgia", "Civil Action File No.", "30 days to answer Georgia complaint", "default judgment Georgia State Court". CRITICAL QUIRK: the State/Superior split is by SUBJECT, not by dollar amount; not every county has a State Court (created by local act). Layers on top of `ga-statewide-format`.

Use when the user asks to "draft a Georgia pleading", "format a Georgia motion", "format a Georgia complaint", "build a Superior Court caption", or "build a Georgia caption" for any Georgia trial court. Triggers: "O.C.G.A. § 9-11-10 caption", "Georgia certificate of service", "O.C.G.A. § 9-11-5 service of subsequent papers", "O.C.G.A. § 9-11-11 signing", "numbered paragraphs O.C.G.A. § 9-11-10(b)", "Uniform Superior Court Rules", "USCR 36 e-filing", "Georgia Bar No. signature block", "Civil Action File No.", "PeachCourt", "Odyssey eFileGA", "line numbering", "Page X of Y footer", "Georgia citation O.C.G.A. S.E.2d". Covers the O.C.G.A. § 9-11-10 caption and numbered-paragraph form of pleadings, the Uniform Superior / State / Magistrate Court Rules, the § 9-11-11 signing requirement, the § 9-11-5 filing and certificate of service, USCR 36 e-filing through PeachCourt / Odyssey eFileGA, the marketplace format baseline, line-numbered pleading paper, footer conventions, and Georgia citation format.

This skill should be used after a Georgia hearing, when the judge has ruled and a party needs to submit a proposed order for signature, or when the court directs a party to draft the order. Triggers include "submit a proposed order Georgia", "judge signed my order", "transmit order to chambers", "Georgia post-hearing order", "draft the order after hearing Georgia". In Georgia an order is entered when it is signed by the judge and filed with the clerk (entry equals filing under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-58). Covers preparing the proposed order to conform to the court's oral ruling, transmitting it to chambers (e-filing, lead sheet, or Word copy to the staff attorney per local practice), circulating to opposing counsel "as to form" where required, the certificate of service, and confirming the signed and entered order.

Use when defending a Texas consumer against a debt-collection lawsuit (debt buyer or collection agency, in a Justice Court debt-claim case, a County Court at Law, or a District Court). Triggers: "sued by a debt collector in Texas", "debt buyer sued me Texas", "Texas statute of limitations on credit card debt", "time-barred debt Texas", "Texas Debt Collection Act", "TDCA violation", "DTPA debt collector", "answer a debt-claim case Texas", "JP court debt claim", "sworn account Texas", "verified denial Rule 185", "surety bond debt collector Texas", "can they garnish my wages in Texas", "Monday rule answer Texas". Covers the federal FDCPA / Regulation F / FCRA layer, the Texas Debt Collection Act (Tex. Fin. Code Ch. 392; § 392.404 DTPA tie-in; § 392.101 surety bond), the DTPA (Ch. 17), limitations, sworn account (TRCP 185 / verified denial TRCP 93(10)), chain-of-title / standing and debt-buyer evidence foundation (TRE 803(6) / 902(10)), discovery, exemptions and the wage-garnishment bar, and CPRC Ch. 38.

Use when the user asks about timing or deadlines in a Texas civil case. Triggers include "Texas deadline", "compute time Texas Rule 4", "how do I count days in Texas court", "when is my answer due in Texas", "Texas Monday rule answer deadline", "Texas mail add-on 3 days", "Texas Rule 21a 3 days", "Texas discovery response deadline", "Texas summary judgment 21 days", "Texas court holidays", "is Juneteenth a Texas court holiday", "is the Friday after Thanksgiving a Texas holiday", "Texas statute of limitations", "SOL on a debt in Texas", "4-year debt limitations Texas", "motion for new trial Texas deadline", "plenary power Texas". Computes calendar-day deadlines under TRCP 4 (exclude the first day, include the last; roll forward off Saturdays / Sundays / legal holidays), applies the TRCP 21a +3-day service add-on, applies the TRCP 99 Monday rule for the answer, rolls off the Tex. Gov't Code § 662.003 legal holidays, and maps named rules to days plus authority via scripts/case-calendar.py.

Use for any Texas family-law / domestic-relations matter: divorce, annulment, community-property division, conservatorship (custody) and possession (visitation), child support, spousal maintenance, modification, and interstate jurisdiction. Triggers: "file for divorce in Texas", "Texas divorce grounds", "insupportability divorce Texas", "60-day waiting period divorce Texas", "community property Texas", "just and right division Texas", "Texas child support cap", "joint managing conservator Texas", "Standard Possession Order Texas", "Holley factors", "Texas spousal maintenance", "common-law marriage Texas", "SAPCR Texas", "UCCJEA Texas custody jurisdiction", "Texas protective order". Covers divorce grounds (Ch. 6), the 60-day waiting period (§ 6.702), community property (§ 3.003) and "just and right" division (Ch. 7), conservatorship & possession (Ch. 153), child support (Ch. 154), maintenance (Ch. 8), informal marriage (§ 2.401), SAPCR, UCCJEA (Ch. 152) / UIFSA (Ch. 159), and Title 4 protective orders.

Use when a Texas defendant has just been served with a civil petition or citation. Triggers: "I got served in Texas", "answer a Texas lawsuit", "I was sued in Texas", "served with a citation in Texas", "when is my Texas answer due", "Texas Monday rule answer", "answer due 10 a.m. Monday Texas", "general denial Texas", "verified denial Texas Rule 93", "deny a sworn account Texas", "special exceptions Texas Rule 91", "Rule 91a dismissal Texas", "affirmative defenses Texas answer", "counterclaim Texas", "set aside Texas default judgment", "Craddock Texas default", "justice court answer 14 days Texas". Covers the TRCP 99 Monday-rule answer deadline (and the TRCP 502.5 justice-court 14-day answer), the TRCP 92 general denial, the TRCP 93 verified denials (including the TRCP 185 / 93(10) sworn-account denial), TRCP 91 special exceptions, TRCP 91a dismissal, affirmative defenses, compulsory vs. permissive counterclaims, and removal-to-federal caution. Delegates date math to tx-deadlines.

Use when navigating post-judgment procedure in a Texas civil case. Triggers include "Texas garnishment", "can they garnish my wages in Texas", "bank account garnishment Texas", "set aside Texas default judgment", "Craddock Texas default", "motion for new trial Texas Rule 329b", "Texas plenary power", "bill of review Texas", "abstract of judgment Texas", "turnover order Texas CPRC 31.002", "writ of execution Texas", "Texas homestead exemption", "Texas personal property exemption Chapter 42", "dormant judgment Texas". Covers post-judgment motions (TRCP 320–329b; the 30-day window and plenary power), restricted appeal / bill of review, abstracts of judgment and judgment liens, the CPRC § 31.002 turnover proceeding, writ of execution, the Texas exemption framework (Prop. Code Ch. 41 homestead and Ch. 42 personal property), the Texas prohibition on wage garnishment for ordinary consumer debt, judgment dormancy and revival (CPRC § 34.001), and setting aside a default under the Craddock standard.

Use for a Justice of the Peace ("JP") / Justice Court matter in Smith County, Texas (county seat Tyler) — small-claims, debt-claim, and eviction (forcible detainer) cases in a Smith County precinct, and the de novo appeal to a Smith County Court at Law. Triggers: "Smith County Justice Court", "Tyler Texas JP court", "sued in Smith County precinct", "Smith County eviction", "Smith County small claims", "Smith County debt claim", "Smith County JP precinct", "Smith County Precinct 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5", "Justice of the Peace Tyler", "appeal Smith County JP to county court at law", "Smith County Place 1 Place 2". Layers on top of `tx-justice-courts` (the statewide TRCP Part V, Rules 500–510 framework) and `tx-statewide-format`.

Matter-neutral reference catalog for Texas civil practice. Maps the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TRCP — pleadings 45/47/57, citation & answer 99 with the "Monday rule," special exceptions 91, Rule 91a dismissal, verified pleas 92/93, sworn account 185, summary judgment 166a incl. no-evidence 166a(i), expedited actions 169, discovery control plans 190 + 194–199/215, time computation Rule 4, new trial 329b, Justice Court Part V Rules 500–510); the Texas Rules of Evidence (business records 803(6), business-records affidavit 902(10)); the Texas Family Code framework (family cases use the TRCP, not a separate rule set); fees-and-costs (CPRC Ch. 38, Ch. 37 UDJA, sanctions); Texas Rules of Form ("Greenbook") citation; and the online-sources / data-API catalog. Triggers: "Texas civil rule", "TRCP", "Texas summary judgment", "no-evidence motion", "Monday rule answer deadline", "sworn account", "Tex. R. Evid.", "Texas Family Code section", "Texas citation format". Host skill for the Texas reference corpora.

Use when filing in a Texas District Court or County Court at Law OTHER than the Harris County (`tx-hcdc`) or Dallas County (`tx-dcdc`) District Courts, and other than Justice Courts. Covers the long tail of Texas counties and the District Court vs. County Court at Law vs. Constitutional County Court jurisdictional split. Triggers include "Texas District Court", "which Texas court do I file in", "County Court at Law Texas", "Constitutional County Court", "Travis County District Court", "Bexar County District Court", "Tarrant County District Court", "Smith County District Court", "Smith County Court at Law", "Tyler Texas district court", "appeal from JP to county court Texas", "de novo appeal county court", "Texas county civil court jurisdiction", "what is the jurisdictional limit of a Texas county court at law". Tells the reader to confirm the county's courts, their local rules, and the current jurisdictional dollar caps. Layer on top of `tx-statewide-format`.

Use when drafting or filing civil documents in the Dallas County District Courts. Triggers include "Dallas County District Court", "file in Dallas County", "sued in Dallas County", "Dallas district court", "Dallas County District Clerk", "Dallas County civil district court", "Dallas County family district court", "Dallas County eFileTexas", "Dallas County cause number", "Dallas civil filing", "Dallas County central jury / assignment", "Dallas County local rules", "George Allen Courts Building". Covers the civil and family district courts, the Dallas County local rules, the central jury / case-assignment system, the Dallas County District Clerk and eFileTexas e-filing, and cause-number conventions. Layer on top of `tx-statewide-format`.

Use when drafting, responding to, or compelling discovery in a Texas civil case. Triggers include "Texas discovery", "discovery control plan Texas", "Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 discovery Texas", "expedited action Texas Rule 169", "required disclosures Texas Rule 194", "interrogatories Texas Rule 197", "how many interrogatories can I serve in Texas", "25 interrogatory limit Texas", "request for production Texas Rule 196", "request for admission Texas Rule 198", "deemed admitted Texas RFA", "deposition Texas Rule 199", "motion to compel Texas Rule 215". Covers the TRCP 190 discovery-control-plan framework (Levels 1/2/3) and expedited actions (TRCP 169), required disclosures (TRCP 194), RFPs (196), interrogatories (197), requests for admission (198, deemed admitted), depositions (199), the TRCP 193.7 self-authentication of produced documents, the 30-day response window, and the motion-to-compel / sanctions workflow under TRCP 215. Texas ALLOWS written interrogatories.

This skill should be used to scaffold a sworn factual statement supporting a Texas court motion or filing. Texas recognizes two forms: a notarized AFFIDAVIT, and an UNSWORN DECLARATION under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 132.001 that may be used in lieu of a written sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit. Triggers include "draft a Texas affidavit", "Texas unsworn declaration", "CPRC 132.001 declaration", "unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury Texas", "sworn statement Texas", "notarize affidavit Texas", "Rule 166a affidavit Texas", "affidavit in support of a Texas motion", "business records affidavit Texas Rule 902(10)". Produces either a notarized affidavit (personal-knowledge foundation, numbered paragraphs, exhibit references, jurat, and notary block) or a CPRC § 132.001 unsworn-declaration block as the no-notary alternative. Composes with `tx-statewide-format`, `tx-draft-motion`, and `tx-draft-order`.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Texas civil motion with its supporting argument, the relief sought, a Notice of Hearing, and a proposed order. Triggers include "draft a Texas motion", "TRCP 21 motion", "Rule 21 motion Texas", "draft a Texas motion for summary judgment", "no-evidence motion for summary judgment Texas", "Rule 166a motion", "motion to dismiss Texas Rule 91a", "Rule 91a motion no basis in law", "special exceptions motion Texas", "set my motion on submission", "Texas motion for hearing". Produces a motion plus the relief sought plus a Notice of Hearing plus a proposed order in Texas format, applying the pro-se drafting framework (state the relief, cite the rule, state supporting facts, apply controlling Texas authority, conclude). Composes with `tx-statewide-format`, `tx-draft-declaration` for sworn facts (affidavit or CPRC § 132.001 declaration), `tx-draft-note`, `tx-draft-order`, and the venue overlay.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Texas Notice of Hearing — the document that sets a motion for an oral hearing or for submission and places it on the court's calendar. In Texas civil practice the scheduling document is the Notice of Hearing; the setting is obtained from the court coordinator (district and county courts) or the precinct clerk (justice courts), and the motion and notice are served on all parties under Tex. R. Civ. P. 21/21a. Triggers include "Texas notice of hearing", "set my motion for hearing Texas", "set my motion on submission Texas", "notice of submission Texas", "draft a notice of hearing for my motion", "TRCP 21 notice of hearing", "submission docket Texas", "get my Texas motion heard". Composes with `tx-statewide-format` for the caption, `tx-schedule-hearing` for obtaining the setting from the court coordinator, `tx-deadlines` for the notice count and service add-ons, and `tx-draft-motion` for the underlying motion.

This skill should be used to scaffold a Texas proposed order or proposed judgment for a judge's signature. Triggers include "draft a Texas proposed order", "proposed order Texas", "order granting my motion Texas", "proposed judgment Texas", "default judgment order Texas", "order on motion for summary judgment Texas", "form of order for the judge to sign". Produces a proposed order or proposed judgment with the caption replicated, recitals, a decretal "IT IS ORDERED" / "IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED" block, the judge's signature/date block at the foot, and a "submitted by" / "approved as to form" line for the parties. Only a judge signs; this skill prepares the proposed form for the court's consideration. Composes with `tx-statewide-format` for the caption and `tx-submit-order` for the transmittal workflow.