October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Rule 120a Lets Affidavits Clear Hearsay Hurdles in Family-Law Special Appearances
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Section 161.001(b)(2) Best-Interest Finding Upheld | In re J.J.L. (2026)
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Instagram Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: No Consent, No Agreed Judgment: Rule 11 Settlement Cannot Be Rendered After Consent Is Withdrawn—and Contempt-Coerced Release Does Not Bar Appeal
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Medical Records Are Not Shielded from a Valid Grand-Jury Subpoena—But the State Cannot Use One as a Sham Investigative Tool
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Voluntary, Deliberate Course of Conduct Supports Section 161.001(b)(1)(E) Endangerment Termination | In re M.J. (2026)
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Recent Sobriety and Completion of Services May Not Overcome Section 161.001(b)(2) Best-Interest Evidence | In re E.J. (2026)
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Prior Partner-on-Partner Violence Survives Rule 403: Carrion Supports Using Relationship History to Explain a Domestic Assault
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Object Specifically or Lose It: Rule 274 Applies in Texas Family-Law Jury Trials Too
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Termination Under§ 161.001(b)(2) Best-Interest Evidence Insufficient Against Incarcerated Parent | In re M.P. Jr. & A.P. (2026)
October 9, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Penal Code § 25.07 Requires Knowledge of Extension | Layton v. State (2026)
