in Re G.P. and D.P.

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, CHIEF JUSTICE

In this original proceeding, 1 relators G.P. and D.P. (Grandparents) 2 seek a writ of mandamus to compel respondent the Honorable Jonathan Bailey to set a hearing and rule on their Amended Second Motion to Modify Temporary Orders. We conditionally grant relief.

Background

In January 2013, the trial court rendered an agreed “Order Adjudicating Parentage” of a female child, B.P. The order named the child’s father, M.P. (Father), and her mother, M.L. (Mother), as joint managing conservators. The order gave the parents similar rights and duties but did not…