Morris v. Aguilar

In this appeal we determine whether a challenge to a litigant’s claim of indigence can be asserted after the 10-day deadline set forth in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1. After a custody dispute in the trial court, a mother and her husband filed an affidavit of indigence to allow them to appeal without advance payment of costs. Twenty-four days after the deadline for contesting the affidavit of indigence, the *170court reporter filed a contest. After a hearing, the trial court ruled that the mother and her husband were not indigent. The court of appeals affirmed. We hold that the Rules of…