CLOSING

Cinco Ranch Branch Library will RE-OPEN on Monday, March 9. 

Cinco Ranch Branch patrons with hold items available for pickup on or before March 6, 2026, currently being held at the Fulshear Branch Library, should visit the Fulshear Branch to pick up those items. If another location is more convenient, please contact the Fulshear Branch Library to have your items rerouted to your preferred pickup location.

 
Any hold requests filled after March 6 will be held at the Cinco Ranch Branch and will be available during its open hours. The pickup location will be indicated on your hold notification.

 

Pro Se (Section 14)

Pro Se Handbook
Forms and Information

Table of Contents

ATTENTION! The information and forms collected here are not legal advice and are not a substitute for the help of a lawyer. It is a good idea to speak with a lawyer about your situation.

Welcome, and thank you for visiting the Fort Bend County Law Library, we have collected these resources for use by our patrons seeking to represent themselves (Pro Se) in Fort Bend County. All of the articles and forms here can be found through different websites created for Texas Residents at no cost:  TexasLawHelp.org, Travis County Law Library Self Help Center, Harris County Law Library, txcourts.gov, dshs.texas.gov,  Texas Attorney General, Texas Department of Health and Human Services, and Fort Bend County. Many Texas Courts and Law Libraries have put together various articles and resources that are incredibly valuable to all Texas residents, we thank them and are grateful to be able to present them to our patrons.

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Section 14: Legal Service and Notice of Hearing

Legal Service
How to Serve the Initial Court Papers (Family Law) (2020)
How to Serve the Initial Divorce Papers (07/2020)
Request for Process in FBC District Clerk Office (07/2020)
Service and Issuance of Citation When the Other Side is Incarcerated (07/2020)
Serving a Respondent Who Resides in Mexico (07/2020)
Serving a Respondent Who Lives Outside the U.S. (07/2020)
Service by Posting (2024)
Service by Publication for a Family Matter Other Than Divorce with Children (2024)
Service by Publication for Divorce with Children (2024)
How to Serve the Initial Court Papers (Family Law) and Forms for Substituted Service (2020)

Notice of Hearing
How to Set a Contested Final Hearing (07/2020)
Notice of Final Hearing Divorce no Children SET A or SET D (Rev 09/2014)
Notice of Final Hearing Divorce no Children SET B (Rev 09/2014)
Notice of Final Hearing Divorce with Children and Prior Order SET C (Rev 09/2014)
Notice of Final Hearing SAPCR Modification Paternity Name Change (Rev 02/2019)
Notice of Hearing on Temporary Authorization (Rev 02/2020)
Notice of Pretrial Hearing Mistaken Paternity (Rev 06/2020)
Notice of Final Hearing Mistaken Paternity (Rev 06/2013)