February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Default Judgment Texas Court of Appeals Ninth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief in SAPCR Default Judgment Challenge
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Sua Sponte Power: Fort Worth Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court’s Authority to Appoint Receiver Over Trust Assets When Spouse Invokes the Fifth Amendment
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Oral Rulings Trump Written Clerical Errors: Why Only the Judge—Not the Supervisor—Can Modify Court-Ordered Conditions
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Weaponizing the ‘12.45’ Admission: Using Criminal Sentencing ‘Clean-Ups’ as Evidence of Fault and Endangerment in Family Court
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Summary Judgment Texas Court of Appeals Defeating the No-Evidence MSJ in Property Division: Lessons from Tax Valuation Appeals
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals Death of a Claim: How Procedural Defaults and Unverified Expert Reports Kill Crossover Inheritance and Paternity Litigations
February 13, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Mooting the Sale: How Voluntary Payment of Liens Can Kill a Spouse’s Appeal for Property Foreclosure
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Leapfrog the Trial Court: COA Lacks Jurisdiction to Mandamus County Clerks Over Filing Disputes
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Termination Texas Court of Appeals Admitting SANE Records Without Victim Testimony: Leveraging Criminal Punishment Standards for High-Conflict SAPCR and Termination Cases
February 13, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Appeal That Contempt Order: Why Mandamus is Your Only Lifeline and the ‘Transfer Court’ Jurisdictional Trap.
