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CROSSOVER: Child-sex-assault appeal highlights preservation and hearsay pathways family lawyers can use for child outcry and domestic-incident statements
Ninth Court Affirms Termination Order and Holds Father Failed to Preserve Sufficiency Complaints After Jury Trial
CROSSOVER: Dallas memo opinion reinforces that child-victim testimony and SANE history alone can sustain repeated-abuse findings despite memory gaps and alternate-abuser evidence
Tenth Court Holds Family Code Section 161.211(a) Bars Untimely Bill of Review Attacking Termination Order
Waco Court Affirms Termination After Anders Review and Denies Appointed Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw
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Waco Court Affirms Termination in Anders Appeal and Denies Counsel’s Withdrawal Absent Independent Good Cause
CROSSOVER: Expired Plenary Power Saves Domesticated Foreign Judgment: Texas Court Cannot Vacate UEFJA Filing After Deadline
CROSSOVER: Child-sex-assault appeal highlights preservation and hearsay pathways family lawyers can use for child outcry and domestic-incident statements
Ninth Court Affirms Termination Order and Holds Father Failed to Preserve Sufficiency Complaints After Jury Trial
CROSSOVER: Dallas memo opinion reinforces that child-victim testimony and SANE history alone can sustain repeated-abuse findings despite memory gaps and alternate-abuser evidence
Tenth Court Holds Family Code Section 161.211(a) Bars Untimely Bill of Review Attacking Termination Order
Waco Court Affirms Termination After Anders Review and Denies Appointed Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw
CROSSOVER: Waco Court Finds Speedy-Trial Claim Unpreserved and Allows Examining Physician to Relay Child-Exam History Through Advocacy Center Translator
Waco Court Affirms Termination in Anders Appeal and Denies Counsel’s Withdrawal Absent Independent Good Cause
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March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Clean Breaks: Leveraging TRAP 42.1 to Finalize Post-Judgment Settlements and Preclude Rehearing
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March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Deadlines Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The 30-Day Trap: How a Late Motion for New Trial Can Accidentally Kill Your Custody or Divorce Appeal
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Ending ‘Zombie’ Litigation: Mandamus Granted to Force Dismissal of Stale 11-Year-Old Case for Want of Prosecution
March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Jurisdictional Dead Ends: Thirteenth Court Reaffirms the Final Judgment Rule—A Warning for Family Law Interlocutory Appeals
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Family Violence Texas Court of Appeals Criminal Affirmance as Civil Sword: Utilizing Final Kidnapping and Assault Convictions to Trigger Texas Family Code § 153.004 Restrictions
March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Avoiding the ‘Two-Front War’: How to Reverse a Beneficial Severance to Save the Marital Estate Costs
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Fault Texas Court of Appeals Cruelty as Coercive Control: Proving Pet Abuse in Family Law Cases Without Costly Expert Testimony
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Geographic Restriction Relocation Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Geographic Residency Restriction Despite Out-of-State Support System
March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Experts Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Late-Disclosed Expert Tracing Testimony in Divorce Dispute
Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Separate Property Characterization Supported by Pre-Marital Titles and Deeds
Appeals Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Second Court of Appeals Remands Property Division Following Partial Settlement in Divorce Appeal
Appeals Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Appellate Consequences: Failure to File a Reporter’s Record in a Texas Divorce Appeal
Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Vicarious Liability and the Community Estate: How ‘Negligent Entrustment’ Can Liquidate Family Business Assets
Case Law Update Evidence Fault Texas Court of Appeals Cruelty as Coercive Control: Proving Pet Abuse in Family Law Cases Without Costly Expert Testimony
