March 3, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Silencing the ‘Backseat Driver’ Litigant: Ninth Court Reaffirms No Right to Hybrid Representation in Mandamus Denials
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
March 3, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Sealing Records Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Clean Slate Settlements: Using TRAP 42.1 to Vacate Trial Court Orders Denying the Sealing of Records
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
