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
April 30, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Austin Court Limits Use of ‘Fight-or-Flight’ Psychology to Negate Intent—A Caution for Family-Violence and Child-Abuse Expert Designations
April 30, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Fourteenth Court Affirms Exclusion of Unauthenticated Jail/Prison Messages in Family-Violence Assault Case, Limiting Article 38.371 Use Without Proper Predicate
April 30, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Austin Court Says Divorce-Conflict Fiduciary-Duty Suit Against Former Family Lawyer Survives TCPA, Underscoring Expandable Attorney-Client Duties Around Closely Held Marital Entities
April 29, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas Court: Juvenile Transfer Orders Under Family Code §54.02 Need Specific Reasons, Not an Exhaustive Recitation of Every Transfer-Factor Finding
