A “parent-child relationship” in Texas means the legal relationship between a child and the child’s parent as provided under chapter 160...

Whether a trial court has jurisdiction under the UCCJEA is a matter of subject-matter jurisdiction. In re Salminen, 492 S.W.3d 31, 38...

Appellate courts generally do not award fees. For an appellee to be awarded fees, the appellee generally must file a cross-appeal because...

In family law, the Texas Legislature has made mediated settlement agreements (“MSAs”) binding on the parties if the MSA provides, in a...

At the end of the trial, appeal may or may not be foremost on your mind, but questioning whether to request findings of fact and...

September 2021 Dallas Bar Association's Headnotes

Judicial notice can be a time-saving method to get evidence that has been previously presented into the current record. See Tex. R. Evid....

An order for contempt must be supported by a reasonably specific underlying order. To hold a party in contempt for violating a court...

In a suit for conservatorship, a trial court must consider the best interest of the child and should consider applicable Texas public...

In a suit for divorce, the petition may not be taken as confessed if the respondent does not file an answer. Tex. Fam. Code § 6.701. So,...

The new discovery rules are on everyone’s minds as we begin 2021. For the most part, discovery rulings are “incidental” rulings not...

When seeking a modification of an order affecting the parent-child relationship, the base threshold requirement is to establish a...

We generally think of the 30-day window after a final order as the only time in which a party can appeal. However, if there was clear...

In re H.S. appeared to open the door to persons who provided substantial care to a child; however, read with In re C.J.C., do third parties

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