Legal Opinion

In the Interest of E.W.N.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 26, 2015No. 08-13-00345-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice

Wesley Bruce Nichol appeals from an order 'dismissing his modification suit. The subject matter of this appeal is' ripe for discussion and a hot button topic among family law practitioners. What remedy does a litigant have when circumstances change while an order in a suit affecting-the parent child relationship is on appeal? The Téxas Family Code is a textbook of remedies, but they are not exclusive. Family law practitioners have routinely looked outside the box to fashion creative remedies.' In fact for decades, the word “reimbursement” did not even…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Inc. v. HogueTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Saudi v. Brieven, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  3. Robertson v. Ranger Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Avila v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Rachel Leeann Raisor v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2025
  2. Tereza Kacerova v. Trent Garrett, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2026

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