Legal Opinion
In re Wells
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 14, 2012No. 09-12-00158-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.
Stephanie Wells filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s decision giving Dana Ruppert rights as a possessory conservator to M.J., Wells’s son. Wells also challenges the trial court’s decision allowing Ruppert to have standing to sue Wells in a suit that has affected Wells’s relationship with her son. See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 102.003-.004 (West 2008 & Supp.2011). Ruppert filed no response. We conditionally grant the writ.
In four prior cases, this court has addressed standing where a person who is caring for a child, but who is not…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Texas Department of Transportation v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re DerzapfTexas Supreme Court · 2007
- In Re KelsoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
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