August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Aggravated family-violence assault opinion reinforces how cohabitation and circumstantial proof can establish threat-based assault against a child in the household
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Family Code § 153.007 Requires Trial-Court Best-Interest Approval | Cortez v. Cortez (2026)
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Family Code § 105.003 Requires Reporter’s Record in Contested SAPCR Default Hearings | In re Interest of M.R.L. (2026)
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas Court Upholds Family-Violence Aggravated Assault by Threat Based on Circumstantial Proof of Imminent Danger to Child in Burning Home
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Rule 245 45-Day Notice Required for Post-Answer Default Divorce | Mowafy (2026)
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Child-Sex Case Allows Consistency Testimony Without Improper Vouching—Useful for Outcry and Forensic-Interview Battles
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals UIFSA Section 159.205 Bars Interstate Transfer of Child Support | In re Office of the Attorney General of Texas (2026)
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Deferred Adjudication Counts as a Prior Family-Violence Conviction for Felony Assault Enhancement
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Rule 11 Settlement Consent Ends at Rendition | In re S.M.T. and S.J.T. (2026)
August 11, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Reporter’s Record Required for Sufficiency Review | Thrasher v. Thrasher (2026)