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Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights for Eight Children
In the Interest of P.S.R.F, D.M.R.F, D.A.R, P.R.R, B.I.R, B.E.R, B.L.R, and Y.R.R., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win out...
Parental rights termination reversed due to insufficient evidence of child's best interest
T.M., Father of v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's orde...
Child's statement to pediatrician admissible for medical diagnosis
In the Interest of T.C.-J., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's ou...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of A.S., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.S., challenged a Texas court's termin...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of N.L., N.L., and V.F., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of D.A. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, D.A., challenged the trial court's order terminati...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of Q. W. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Q.W., challenged the trial court's order terminat...
Court denies state's blood draw request for minor in DWI case
In the Matter of Q. W. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the State of Texas could co...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of R.H. and E.H., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of parent...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Order in Divorce Case
In the Matter of the Marriage of Chukwuemeka Carl Runyon and Bianca Bazile Runyon and in the Interest of C.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resul...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of H.R.J., J.G.J., III, T.J.P., and L.P., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns t...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of M.A.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, M.A.R., a child, challenged the Texas...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of I.J.W. and M.R.W., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of par...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Substance Abuse
In the Interest of A. Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, a mother, chall...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of R.D., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, R.D., a child, challenged the trial cou...
Court Denies Mother's Relocation Request in Child Custody Case
In the Matter of the Marriage of Jessica Lyons and Tyler Hernandez and in the Interest of V.R.E.H., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a de...
Juvenile's phone search without warrant violates Fourth Amendment
In re J.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress evidence ...
Father's income decrease not substantial enough for child support modification
In re J.L.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's child support obligation should be modifi...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of J.H, A.H, J.H a Child v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves th...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of TR, RR, Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of parental right...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of A.J.L. and G.M.L., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
Child's statement to grandmother admissible under caregiver exception
In the Matter of K. N. S. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-court state...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of C.A.O v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, C.A.O., challenged the trial court's order termina...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of C.A.O v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, C.A.O., challenged the trial court's order termina...