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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 Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Mandamus Trap: Dallas Court Reaffirms That ‘Exact Words’ are Required to Challenge Trial Court Orders
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February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Filing is Not Knowledge’ Trap: Why E-Filing Your Family Law Motion Isn’t Enough to Trigger Mandamus Relief
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Silence is Not a Refusal: Why Family Law Practitioners Must Prove ‘Actual Knowledge’ to Win Mandamus for a Failure to Rule
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Black Hole’ Motion: Why Filing with the Clerk Won’t Support a Mandamus Against a Silent Family Court Judge
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Experts Texas Court of Appeals Evidence of ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Isn’t Enough: Striking Court-Appointed Professionals and Neutrals Requires Specific Proof of Bias
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Trial Issues Silence Isn’t a Ruling: How to Mandamus a Stalled Family Court Judge Under the ‘Lerma’ Awareness Standard
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Trial Issues The Bench Controls the Pen: Oral Pronouncements Prevail Over Written Judgments in Conflict
