February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Arbitration Delegation: El Paso Court Reaffirms That AAA Rules Strip Trial Courts of Power to Decide Enforceability of PMAs and MSAs
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Leapfrog the Trial Court: Appellate Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Mandamus Sheriffs Who Refuse to Enforce Writs
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Pay the Clerk or Lose the Custody Battle: 14th Court Reminds Appellants that Procedural Defaults are Fatal
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Custody Evidence Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Partial Record’ Death Trap: Why Saving Money on Transcripts Can Sink Your Custody Appeal
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Finality Trap’: Why Convictions Kill Pretrial Bail Appeals in Family Law Parallel Proceedings
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals The 10-Day Trap: Strict Eviction Deadlines Apply to Family Law Property Crossovers
February 5, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Pro Se Protection Ends at the Appellate Clerk: Enforcing Rule 38.1 in Family Law Crossovers
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Dismissal Texas Court of Appeals Bypassing Rule 145: Using Chapter 14 to Dismiss Incarcerated Parents’ Family Law Filings Without a Hearing
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Modification Texas Court of Appeals Finalized Nine-Year Sentence for Meth Possession: Leveraging Criminal Adjudication and Frivolous Appeals in Custody Modifications
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Divorce Decree as a Privacy Killer: Thirteenth Court Rules Property Awards Strip Spouses of Standing to Challenge Searches
