Relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.

Contracts

• No Impact: Commercial contracts, MSAs, and vendor agreements require no amendment.
• Litigation Retainers: Standard engagement letters remain unaffected, but the scope of discovery work in active matters must expand to include the preservation and production of witness statements.

Hiring/Training

• Litigation Support: Paralegals and associate attorneys must be retrained to identify "witness statements" (audio recordings, signed written narratives) during the discovery phase.
• Response Protocols: Staff must stop objecting to Request Item (8) as "duplicative" and instead conduct a substantive search for witness statements.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Template Updates: IT and Practice Management teams must hard-code Section 301.052(a)(8) in all document automation software to read "witness statements described by Rule 192.3(h)."
• Evidence Preservation: Businesses and individuals involved in family disputes must implement immediate holds on all audio recordings and signed statements, as these are now automatically discoverable without a specific document request.

Fees & Costs

• No Statutory Fees: There are no new filing fees.
• Operational Costs: Minimal administrative time required to update document automation systems.