Encore Legal Process/E-Filing & Hand Filing
Filing

Filed right the first time — or walked in by hand

Managed e-filing through eFileTexas, plus courthouse runs for anything the portal can't take.

The state portal rejects filings for small clerical errors and offers no one to call. We review every document before it goes in, file it under the right court and case category, handle any clerk rejection, and confirm acceptance. When a filing has to be paper — an original will, a sealed document, a court that doesn't accept e-file — a runner walks it to the window and brings back the file-stamped copy.

✔ Licensed & insured · TX PI #A29721001 ✔ Texas statewide & all 50 states ✔ Live tracking in ServeManager
Two ways to file

Electronic when it can be. In person when it must be.

Texas requires attorneys to e-file in most civil, family, and probate matters — but the portal is only half the job. The other half is the review before submission and the follow-through after, and that's what you're handing off.

E-Filing

Managed e-filing through eFileTexas

What you hand offThe upload, the court and case-category selection, the fee codes, the rejection handling, and the acceptance confirmation — for new cases, subsequent filings, and returns of service.
  • Pre-filing review of court, case type, filing code, fee, signature block, and attachments before anything is submitted
  • Filed through a certified Electronic Filing Service Provider under Rule 21; documents transmitted before midnight are deemed filed that day
  • Clerk rejections handled and re-filed — you hear about it after it's fixed, not at 4:59 p.m.
  • Acceptance confirmation and file-stamped copy delivered to your inbox and your ServeManager job
  • Filing fees passed through at cost on your invoice
Texas return of service e-filed free with every serve
Hand filing

Courthouse runs, paper filings & certified copies

What you hand offAnything the portal can't take, and anything you need physically from the clerk — delivered by a runner who knows the building and returned with the file-stamped proof.
  • Original wills and other documents that must be deposited in paper for probate
  • Sealed, confidential, and oversized filings; physical exhibits and depositions on file
  • Courts and clerks that don't accept e-filing, including justice courts where it's optional
  • Certified copies, abstracts of judgment, and exemplified records pulled and returned the same day
  • Court and client pickup — we collect from the clerk or your office and bring it back file-stamped
Harris County & surrounding daily · statewide by request
What we file

From the original petition to the abstract of judgment

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Original petitions & new casesWith citation requested and, if you like, served in the same order.
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Answers, motions & responsesSubsequent filings in an existing case, with proposed orders attached.
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Returns of serviceFiled automatically when we serve; filed on request when someone else did.
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Motions for substituted serviceWith the diligence affidavit attached — or prepared by our investigations team.
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Probate filingsApplications, inventories, and the paper originals the probate clerk requires.
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Post-judgment paperworkAbstracts of judgment, writs, and certified copies for recording and collection.
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Writs & emergency filingsWrits of habeas corpus, TROs, and other filings that have to land before the hearing.
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Certified & exemplified copiesPulled at the clerk's window and returned to you or recorded where you direct.
Filing specialist reviewing a document on screen before it is submitted to the court
How it works

Four steps. You approve, we handle the rest.

01

Send

Upload the document and tell us the court and county. That's the whole intake.

02

Review

We check court, case category, fee code, signature block, and attachments, and flag anything that would draw a rejection.

03

File

Submitted electronically, or walked to the window when it has to be paper. Rejections handled and re-filed.

04

Confirm

Acceptance confirmation and the file-stamped copy delivered — and, if you asked, the defendant served in the same order.

File and serve in one order. The same petition flows straight from filing into service — one point of contact, one job in ServeManager, and the return of service filed automatically when the serve is done.

Service of process
Get started

Send a filing or ask a question

Tell us the court, the document, and the deadline. Same-day handling is available for most filings received during business hours. Prefer email? Reach us at support@encorelegalprocess.com.

Have the documents ready?

Have the document ready? Upload it with the court and case information and we'll review and file.

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  • Reviewed before submission — fewer rejections
  • Rejections handled and re-filed for you
  • Paper filings and certified copies by courthouse runner
  • Texas return of service e-filed free with every serve

Our team will confirm scope and pricing before any work begins.

Stop babysitting the portal

Send us the document. We'll file it right, confirm it, and bring back the file-stamped copy.

Send a filing
A note on timing and outcomes. Service-level turnaround targets describe first-attempt goals under normal conditions and are not guarantees of successful service, which depends on the recipient's availability, address accuracy, and access. Encore Legal Process acts as a process server, filing agent, notary, and records-retrieval vendor — not a law firm — and does not provide legal advice. Documents we prepare in support of a filing are prepared at counsel's direction for counsel's review and signature. Substituted, electronic, posted, and publication service require a court order; counsel remains responsible for the motion and for compliance with the applicable rules. Investigations are conducted under Texas Private Investigator License #A29721001.

Fees and sales tax. Court filing fees, Secretary of State fees, custodian and copy fees, and witness fees are passed through at cost. Applicable Texas state and local sales tax is added to taxable services; valid exemption or resale certificates are accepted where applicable. Any tax is reflected on your quote and invoice.
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Houston, TX 77056
(800) 914-0365

TX PI License #A29721001
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