March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dismissed Child Abuse Charges: Why ‘Insufficient Evidence’ is Not Enough to Expunge Records Relevant to Custody Litigation
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Attorney Fee Disclosure Defense: No Need for Total Dollar Amounts or Unredacted Invoices in Expert Disclosures
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Economic Impact is Not Standing: Applying the ‘Justiciable Interest’ Test to Strike Third-Party Interventions in Property and Custody Suits
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The 90-Day Bail Trap: Why Mandatory Criminal Release Under Art. 17.151 Requires Immediate Family Law Protective Action
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Shielding the Community Estate: Driver-Spouses Entitled to Mandatory Bifurcation of Punitive Damage Claims
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Decree Is Not Enough: Dallas Court Explains Why ‘Findings’ Inside a Judgment Are Procedurally Meaningless in Bench Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Two-Stage Appeal Trap in Partitions and the Risk of Relying on an Opponent’s Jury Demand Following Nonsuit
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Procedural Guillotine: Defeating Common-Law Marriage Claims via Deemed Admissions and Rule 166a Strictness
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Precision Strikes in Property Litigation: Attacking the ‘Common Element’ via No-Evidence Summary Judgment
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Defeating the ‘Accidental Finality’ Trap: Using TRAP 27.2 Abatements to Resolve Conflicting Jurisdictional Orders