Can or do the actual parties testify at a MSJ hearing?

There is no testimony at a summary judgment hearing, which is decided on the summary judgment evidence presented, which would be affidavits or...

If your case is on appeal from an order terminating or modifying your parental rights, the trial court really may be in a "holding pattern" as your...

If your parental rights have been altered by the court, and there is a written final judgment stating that, you need to file a notice of appeal...

If your parental rights have been altered by the court, and there is a written final judgment stating that, you need to file a notice of appeal...

My ex quit his job in hopes his child support will change at an appeal?

Quitting a job is not supposed to affect the child support calculations, especially if the job loss was voluntary. So the court should just modify...

If an inmate has filed an appeal for a new trial and that was denied, what can they file now?

If the appeal to the court of appeals was decided in 2006, it is too late to ask the Court of Criminal Appeals to review the court of appeals'...

11.09 Post Conviction Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted? Now What?

These are questions you should be asking the attorney who filed your article 11.09 writ, as he or she will know more about your case than attorneys...

When a PDR is refused, that means 4 of the 9 judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals did not vote to review the merits of the case. The U.S....

Class A misdemeanors in Texas are charged by complaint in the County Courts at Law, and have a punishment range of up to 1 year in the county jail....

What is the statistic of a habeas corpus being granted AND won in Tarrant County, TX? How do we prove ineffective counsel?

Most writs of habeas corpus are denied, just as most appeals are denied, but this has more to do with the difficulty of prevailing on appeal or in...