Texas Family Code 301.052 – Content
(a) A party may request disclosure under § 301.051 of any or all of the following:
(1) the correct names of the parties to the action;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any potential parties;
(3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual bases of the responding party’s claims or defenses;
(4) the amount and any method of calculating economic damages;
(5) the name, address, and telephone number of any person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of each identified person’s connection with the action;
(6) for any testifying expert:
(A) the expert’s name, address, and telephone number;
(B) the subject matter on which the expert will testify;
(C) the general substance of the expert’s mental impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party, documents reflecting that information; and
(D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party:
(i) all documents, tangible things, reports, models, or data compilations that have been provided to, reviewed by, or prepared by or for the expert in anticipation of the expert’s testimony; and
(ii) the expert’s current resume and biography;
(7) any discoverable settlement agreement described by Rule 192.3(g), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(8) any discoverable witness settlement described by Rule 192.3(h), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(9) in an action alleging physical or mental injury and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action:
(A) all medical records and bills that are reasonably related to the injuries or damages asserted; or
(B) an authorization permitting the disclosure of the information described by Paragraph (A);
(10) in an action alleging physical or mental injury and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action, all medical records and bills obtained by the responding party through an authorization provided by the requesting party; and
(11) the name, address, and telephone number of any person who may be designated as a responsible third party.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), the responding party is not required to compile all evidence that may be offered at trial.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 301.052
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.