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All Offices Ordered CLOSED

County Judge Bob Hebert has ordered that Fort Bend County offices be CLOSED through Monday, September 4, 2017, because of the dangerous flood conditions. Employees please call 281-341-4444 for additional information. Jury duty has been cancelled. Please visit fbcoem.org for updated information on the storm.

Elections Administration Office Closed July 30 through August 1, 2018

To better serve the voters of Fort Bend County, the Office of Elections Administration will be closed Monday July 30, 2018 through Wednesday August 1, 2018 to allow departmental staff to attend Election Law training conducted by the Texas Secretary of State.

The office will resume normal hours on Thursday, August 2, 2018.

John Oldham

Election Administrator

All Fort Bend County libraries will close at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 9, 2019

In response to the threat of inclement weather and possible flooding, all Fort Bend County libraries will close at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 9, 2019.

Juvenile Diversion Plan

Youth Diversion Checklist [PDF]

Youth Diversion Flowchart [PDF]

Installation of Fort Bend County Elected Officials

Watch the newly elected and reelected officials of Fort Bend County take their oaths of office.

Wedding Information

Congratulations on your engagement and special day. The Judge is honored to join two people in one of life’s greatest commitments by performing a ceremony of expressed love.

Weddings are performed by appointment or walk-in. The Judge may be able to accommodate walk-in weddings depending on the courts schedule. In some circumstances, she may be able to accommodate weddings at private venues outside the courthouse. If you wish to make an appointment, please contact the court at (281) 491-6016. The marriage license and cash payment must be provided to the court in person to schedule the appointment.

Requirements

All couples must present the following items during the scheduling of their wedding appointment:

A Texas Marriage License; and Payment
Have waited 72 hours after the marriage certificate was issued. If applicable, present the Judge with an Application for Waiver of the Seventy-Two Hour Waiting Period.
You may obtain a marriage license through the Fort Bend County Clerk, located at 301 Jackson St, Richmond, Texas 77469. Questions regarding marriage licenses should be directed to the Fort Bend County Clerk’s Office at (281) 341-8685. You can find more information here:
Marriage Licenses - Fort Bend County Clerk's Office

Weddings are performed at Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1 courtroom located at 151 Stadium Drive Suite 102, Sugarland, TX 77498 unless prior arrangements have been made. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your scheduled wedding.

General Information for the Wedding

You can purchase your license in any county in the state of Texas and get married in any county in the state of Texas.

Photography and video are welcome and encouraged.

Latest Updates

NEW FILING FEE FOR MOTION TO REINSTATE AFTER DISMISSAL.

Effective January 1, 2024, a plaintiff whose case is dismissed and who files a motion to reinstate the case pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 505.3 must pay the court’s civil filing fee of $54. See SB 1612, passed by the 88th Regular Legislature.

NEW STATEMENT OF INABILITY TO AFFORD PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS OR APPEAL BOND IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

The Supreme Court of Texas released an updated Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or Appeal Bond in both English and Spanish on October 20, 2022. Click here for the form [PDF]. Note that this form must be either signed under penalty of perjury or before a notary public.

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDGMENT CREDITORS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT THROUGH POST-JUDGMENT WRITS.

Effective May 1, 2022. New Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 679b provides that in any post-judgment turnover order, order appointing a receiver under section 31.002 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, writ of garnishment, writ of execution, or other post-judgment order resulting in the freeze or seizure of personal property of an individual judgment debtor, the judgment creditor or receiver must serve the judgment debtor with the Notice of Protected Property Rights, the Instructions for Protected Property Claim Form, and the Protected Property Claim Form approved by the Supreme Court.

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