Texas Family Law Appellate Decisions for the Week Ending April 3, 2026

CROSSOVER: Texas 1st COA: Child Sex-Abuse Conviction Upheld—Victim Testimony Alone Suffices; Appellate Courts Won’t Reweigh “Evolving Disclosure” Credibility Attacks

CROSSOVER: SVP Appeal: Failure to Object (and Later “Opening the Door”) Waives Challenge to Expert’s Unadjudicated-Offense Testimony

CROSSOVER: Continuous Sexual Abuse Appeal: Child-Victim Timing Testimony, CAC Interview Corroboration, and Extraneous-Offense Admission—Pointers for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials

CROSSOVER: Dallas COA: Denial of Continuance Before Summary Judgment—Reversal for Blocking Basic Discovery (Use in High‑Asset Divorce & Property Disputes)

CROSSOVER: Dallas Court of Appeals Tightens Chapter 74 ‘Good-Faith’ Expert Report Requirements—A Blueprint to Exclude Vague Medical Causation Proof

CROSSOVER: Juvenile Sex-Abuse Adjudication Reversed: Prosecutor/Investigator Coaching of Child Witness Triggers Confrontation-Clause Harm Analysis

CROSSOVER: Injury-to-a-Child Appeal Highlights ‘Assumed Duty’ by Live-In Partner—A Template for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Proof

Texas Family Law Appellate Decisions for the Week Ending April 3, 2026

CROSSOVER: Texas 1st COA: Child Sex-Abuse Conviction Upheld—Victim Testimony Alone Suffices; Appellate Courts Won’t Reweigh “Evolving Disclosure” Credibility Attacks

CROSSOVER: SVP Appeal: Failure to Object (and Later “Opening the Door”) Waives Challenge to Expert’s Unadjudicated-Offense Testimony

CROSSOVER: Continuous Sexual Abuse Appeal: Child-Victim Timing Testimony, CAC Interview Corroboration, and Extraneous-Offense Admission—Pointers for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials

CROSSOVER: Dallas COA: Denial of Continuance Before Summary Judgment—Reversal for Blocking Basic Discovery (Use in High‑Asset Divorce & Property Disputes)

CROSSOVER: Dallas Court of Appeals Tightens Chapter 74 ‘Good-Faith’ Expert Report Requirements—A Blueprint to Exclude Vague Medical Causation Proof

CROSSOVER: Juvenile Sex-Abuse Adjudication Reversed: Prosecutor/Investigator Coaching of Child Witness Triggers Confrontation-Clause Harm Analysis

CROSSOVER: Injury-to-a-Child Appeal Highlights ‘Assumed Duty’ by Live-In Partner—A Template for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Proof