February 25, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Deadlines Texas Court of Appeals Jurisdictional Dismissal: Failure to File Motion to Extend Time Results in Dismissal of SAPCR Appeal
February 25, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Deadlines Texas Court of Appeals Dallas Court of Appeals Dismisses Pro Se Appeal for Failure to Comply with Briefing Rules
February 25, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Deadlines Texas Court of Appeals Eighth Court of Appeals Dismisses Civil Appeal for Failure to File Brief After Multiple Extensions
February 25, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Eleventh Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal Following Trial Court’s Vacatur of Protective Order
February 25, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Zero Tolerance for Inadequate Briefing: Dallas Court Dismisses Pro Se Appeal, Reinforcing the ‘Same Standard’ Rule for Family Law Crossovers.
February 25, 2026 Case Law Update Post Trial Issues Texas Court of Appeals The Finality of ‘Frivolous’: Using Anders Affirmations to Bar Conservatorship Under TFC 153.004
February 25, 2026 Case Law Update Post Trial Issues Texas Court of Appeals When the Appeal Fails: Using Affirmed Felony Convictions to Secure Finality in SAPCR and Fault-Based Divorce Claims
February 24, 2026 Case Law Update Post Trial Issues Texas Court of Appeals Substance Over Form: Using ‘Wilson’ to Defeat Collateral Attacks on Final Decrees Disguised as Declaratory Judgments
February 24, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Third Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief in Hays County Family Law Proceeding
February 24, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Third Court of Appeals Dismisses Protective Order Appeal for Want of Prosecution
