Ex parte Serenil

If the majority views as advocated here on transfer of cases in a divorce action are permitted to stand, they will alter the application of the Texas Family Code statutes remarkably. The prevailing statutes and case law mandate that the court having jurisdiction of the pending divorce action will also hear all matters affecting the parent-child relationship. When the divorce action is pending in one county, the transfer provisions regarding conservatorship and support do not apply to split off that portion of the case under the circumstances presented in the present case. Therefore, I dissent…