Saunders v. Saunders

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s disposition of the first two points of error concerning hearsay and due process. I agree with the conclusion reached by the majority with respect to point of error three, the absence of the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation in a U.R.E.S.A. proceeding, but I would amplify the reasoning and include citations to specific authority which supports that reasoning. I concur with the disposition of points of error four and five.

By way of background, Texas has adopted the U.R.E.S.A., which is codified in Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 21.01 et seq. (Vernon 1975).…