March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Jurisdictional Dead Ends: Thirteenth Court Reaffirms the Final Judgment Rule—A Warning for Family Law Interlocutory Appeals
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Family Violence Texas Court of Appeals Criminal Affirmance as Civil Sword: Utilizing Final Kidnapping and Assault Convictions to Trigger Texas Family Code § 153.004 Restrictions
March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Avoiding the ‘Two-Front War’: How to Reverse a Beneficial Severance to Save the Marital Estate Costs
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Fault Texas Court of Appeals Cruelty as Coercive Control: Proving Pet Abuse in Family Law Cases Without Costly Expert Testimony
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Geographic Restriction Relocation Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Geographic Residency Restriction Despite Out-of-State Support System
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Experts Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Late-Disclosed Expert Tracing Testimony in Divorce Dispute
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Termination Texas Court of Appeals Third Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Following Persistent Substance Abuse and Service Plan Non-Compliance
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Mandatory Transfer Texas Court of Appeals Sixth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus to Compel SAPCR Transfer Absent Trial Court Ruling
March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Third Court of Appeals Dismisses Habeas Petition as Moot Following Amended Contempt Order
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Juvenile Justice Texas Court of Appeals Twelfth Court of Appeals Affirms Juvenile Transfer to TDCJ and Clarifies Counsel’s Continued Duty of Representation
