May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Dallas Court Affirms Child-Support Arrearage Award Despite Prior Modification Order
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court Upholds Protective Order Against Father’s Partner and Rejects Jurisdiction, Due-Process, and Overbreadth Challenges
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Thirteenth Court Grants Mandamus, Holding Texas Trial Court Lacked Basis for Temporary Emergency UCCJEA Jurisdiction to Order Child’s Return to Mexico
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Agreed lifetime protective order cannot be shortened on appeal when respondent consented to form and substance and waived post-order relief
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court Grants Mandamus: Section 156.102 Applies Based on Petition Filing Date, Not Hearing Date
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Forged Transfer of Community Homestead Is Void; Family-Law Litigators Can Defeat Buyer ‘Agency’ Theories Without Spousal Joinder or Authority
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Tyler Court Denies Mandamus for Failure to Provide Rule 52 Appendix and Record
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Tyler Court Affirms Family-Violence Assault on 911 Call and Officer Statements Despite Victim Recantation
April 30, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas civil stalking claim survives TCPA where threatening emails and calls are not protected speech or petitioning
April 30, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Article 38.37 notice complaints are waived without a continuance request—even after a specific pretrial objection
