Legal Opinion

In the Interest of M.A.N.M.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 16, 2007No. 05-05-00981-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice BRIDGES.

Bern Mortberg appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to Joylyn Niebes, asserting the trial court erred in awarding the fees because (1) attorney’s fees cannot *564be awarded in the nature of child support on a petition to modify the parent-child relationship; (2) there was no good cause to award Niebes, the non-prevailing party, attorney’s fees; and (3) there was no evidence the fees were reasonable and necessary. We modify the trial court’s judgment to delete all characterizations of the attorney’s fees as “in the nature of child support” and, as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lenz v. LenzTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Bruni v. BruniTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Jakab v. Gran Villa Townhouses Homeowners Ass'n, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
  4. Sandles v. Howerton, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  5. Goheen v. Koester, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A.M.W.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  2. In re MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  3. Intercontinental Group Partnership v. KB Home Lone Star L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Adenrele Oladapo-Jimoh v. Joshua Nwogo and Linda Nwogo, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  5. Bexar Appraisal District v. Abasto Properties LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2025

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