Gold v. Gold

The trial court dismissed Karen Gold’s bill of review because she did not file a restricted appeal first, and the court of appeals affirmed. 111 S.W.3d 799. Because we hold that a restricted appeal is not a prerequisite to a bill of review, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

In February 2000, Karen Gold filed a Petition for Enforcement against her former husband Richard Gold, Jr., and his father Richard Gold, Sr., alleging the former had fraudulently transferred community assets to the latter in violation of the couple’s…