February 25, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Grandparents Non-Parent Standing Texas Court of Appeals Twelfth Court of Appeals Affirms Grandparents’ Appointment as Joint Managing Conservators Following Jury Trial
February 24, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Property Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court Reverses Property Division in Default Divorce for Lack of Evidentiary Support
February 14, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Termination Texas Court of Appeals Thirteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Over Evidence of Endangering Conduct and Physical Neglect
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 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 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals ‘November-ish’ is Enough: Fort Worth Court Holds Vague Timelines and Non-Verbal ‘Nods’ Sufficient to Prove Pattern of Child Abuse
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals Defeating the ‘But They Were Drunk Too’ Defense: Leveraging Criminal Causation Standards in High-Conflict Custody Impairment Cases
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Incurable’ Trap: Why Getting a Judge to Disregard Surprise Therapy Testimony Isn’t Enough to Preserve Error in Texas Family Courts
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