Marriage Law
 
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Waddell Gordon Long

This is a child support case involving two states: Texas, which is home to the father, and North Carolina, where his children currently reside. The trial court dismissed a petition to establish an order for support and concluded that continuing, exclusive jurisdiction was vested in a North Carolina tribunal. The issue on appeal is whether a trial court in Texas may adjudicate the child support obl

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Miguel Angel Pappolla v. Marcia Julieta Simovich

Appellant Miguel Angel Pappolla agreed to pay contractual alimony to appellee Marcia Julieta Simovich as part of a divorce settlement. When Pappolla failed to make payments required under the agreement, Simovich filed a petition seeking acceleration and payment of the remaining obligation. The trial court granted Simovich’s petition and signed a wage withholding order. In two issues, Pappol

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IN THE INTEREST OF L.D.W. AND V.D.W., CHILDREN

Mother appeals the trial court’s order granting Father’s counterpetition to modify the parent-child relationship, in which Father was appointed sole managing conservator of their children V.D.W. and L.D.W. and Mother was appointed possessory conservator of the children. We affirm.

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I. BACKGROUND

On July 16, 2007, the trial court signed the final decree of divorc

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Benjamin Harrison Baker v. The State of Texas

A jury convicted Benjamin Harrison Baker of assault on a family member. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. 22.01(a)(1) (West 2011). The trial court assessed punishment at one year of confinement, but probated the sentence and placed Baker on community supervision for two years. On appeal, Baker contends that the

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trial court violated his constitutional right to confront a witness against him

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In Re Marriage of Charles Matthew Soehlke and Angela Maria Soehlke

Charles Soehlke (“Father”) sought a modification of the custody and support provisions of the judgment dissolving his marriage to Angela Crumer-Soehlke (“Mother”). Mother appeals from the trial court’s judgment of modification granting some, but not all, of the relief sought by Father. The judgment is affirmed.

I. Background

The parties’ marriage

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Adam Hofmann v. Marina Abigail Sender

Petitioner-Appellee initiated proceedings pursuant to Article 3 of the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11, 679, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89, reprinted in 51 Fed. Reg. 10, 494 (Mar. 26, 1986) (“Hague Convention” or “Convention”), implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA), 42 U.S.C. § 11601 et

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Elijah W. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County

A lawyer is obligated to preserve the confidentiality of client information. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6068, subd. (e)(1); Rules Prof. Conduct, rule 3-100(A); see Evid. Code, §§ 954, 955.) As a narrow exception to this duty, a lawyer may, but is not required to, reveal confidential information relating to the representation of a client to the extent the lawyer reasonable believes the disclosu

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Todd Kurtin v. Bruce Elieff

We affirm the trial court‟s judgment holding defendant Bruce Elieff liable for misstating his authority to bind a group of real estate businesses known as the “Joint Entities” in the course of agreeing to buy out his former partner, plaintiff Todd Kurtin. We affirm the trial court‟s posttrial order denying Elieff‟s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. And

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Kara Nunes v. Alexander R. Nunes

The appellant appeals an order adjudicating her in civil contempt of court for willful failure to follow a court-ordered time-sharing plan. The appellant argues that she h a d insufficient notice of the contempt hearing. She also asserts that the contempt order failed to include sufficient factual findings concerning the best interests of the parties’ minor child and the alleged willfulness

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Douglas Lee Thompson v. Shannon Watts

Appellant, former husband, appeals the trial court’s order denying his petition for modification of his child support obligation. For the reasons explained below, we reverse.

Facts

The trial court entered a jointly-stipulated final judgment of dissolution in 2005. At the time of the divorce, the parties had three minor children, ages 4, 8, and 12. Included in the final judgmen

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C.V. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

This is an appeal from a judgment terminating a mother’s parental rights to her six children. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) sought termination of both the mother’s and the father’s parental rights. After a bench trial, the court found TDFPS presented clear and convincing evidence establishing that Appellant: knowingly placed or knowingly allowe

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Paul Michael Leighton v. Elizabeth Rebeles

Paul Michael Leighton appeals the trial court’s judgment declaring that he and Elizabeth Rebeles formed a general partnership and dividing the partnership assets between them. Specifically, Leighton challenges the jury’s finding that Rebeles did not release her claim to the partnership assets at issue. Leighton further challenges the trial court’s entry of judgment notwithstan

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Evelyn Jones v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Evelyn Jones appeals from a Travis County district court’s order striking and dismissing her petitions to modify orders in two suits (later consolidated) affecting the parent-child relationship. The district court struck and dismissed the pleadings on the ground that they constituted an impermissible collateral attack on a prior final order of a Williamson County court. In five issues, Jone

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State of Oklahoma v. Marletha Lashell Turner

The State of Oklahoma charged Marletha Lashell Turner assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 645; falsely peronation of another to create liability in violation of 21 O.S. 1531.4; unlawful possession of controlled drug in violation of 2-402; possession or selling paraphernalia in violation of 63 O.S. 2-405.

Title 21 O.S. 645 provides:

Every person who, with inten

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National Rifle Association, Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Like other circuits, the panel adopted a two-step approach to interpretation of the Second Amendment. The first consideration is whether “the conduct at issue falls within the scope of the Second Amendment right” as shown by “historical traditions.” NRA v. ATF, 700 F.3d 185, 194 (5th Cir. 2012).

The second level of consideration is to apply a type of intermediate s

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James Royce Weaver v. Elizabeth Corey

In these consolidated cases, James Royce Weaver, the Former Husband, challenges the trial court's final judgment in which it awarded his adult son, James Dalton Weaver, and the Former Wife, Elizabeth Corey, f/k/a Elizabeth Weaver, reimbursement of funds they paid toward the son's college expenses. Additionally, the

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Former Husband challenges the final judgment that awarded the F

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C.H. Canada v. W.R. Canada, Jr.

In 2011, Appellant C.H. Canada (Carol) filed a bill of review challenging an agreed divorce decree that was signed on May 18, 2000. The trial court granted a combined traditional and no-evidence motion for summary judgment filed by W.R. Canada, Jr. (Ralph). Carol perfected an appeal, raising eleven issues challenging the summary judgment. We will affirm.

The trial court also found that Caro

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Mahmoud M. Hegab v. Letitia A. Long, Directory of Geopatial-Intelligence Agency

When Mahmoud Hegab, an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ("NGA") with a top secret security clearance, informed the agency of his marriage to Bushra Nusairat, the NGA conducted a reinvestigation into his security clearance. Based on new information, the NGA revoked Hegab’s security clearance.

Hegab commenced this action under the Administrative Procedure Act aga

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Keris M. Morrison v. Matthew Morrison

¶1 Appellant Matthew Morrison (Father)1 appeals the

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1 The appellate record contains two different spellings of Mr. Morrison’s first name. We have chosen to use “Matthew” for this decision.

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superior court’s order modifying his child support obligation and awarding Appellee Kris Morrison (Mother) her reasonable attorn

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In the Matter of the Marriage of Lisa Matar and Azzam Harake

WALTERS, J.
In this domestic relations case, we decide that, pursuant to ORS 107.1041 2
and ORS 107.135(15),2 3 a court may enforce an agreement between parents not to seek
4 modification of the child support terms of a stipulated judgment of dissolution unless to
5 do so would violate the law or contravene public policy. We also decide that, in this
6 case, father did not demo

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The People v. Rico Lyntice Riley

The People of the State of California charged Rico Lyntice Riley, age 31, with multiple sexual assault charges, including rape and tying up the female victim.

The woman was assaulted by Riley and one of her friends after she refused Riley's sexual advances, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney's Office news release. The friend eventually left the woman's apartment, but Rile

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Anne Moreland Dorai v. Suri Dorai

Anne Moreland Morai appeals from a decree of divorce dissolving the marriage between her and Suri Dorai. In four issues, Anne argues the trial court (1) erred by mischaracterizing certain property as Suri’s separate property, (2)

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abused its discretion by denying her motion for new trial, (3) abused its discretion by assigning Suri the responsibility of designating their chil

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Judith Lynn Smith f/k/a Judith FLynn Goofrum v. David Eugene Goodrum, Sr.

The trial court denied a motion to confirm child-support arrearage. Judith Lynn Smith appealed. In five issues, Judith argues the trial court erred by denying the motion because (1) it misconstrued the child-support provision of the divorce

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decree, (2) David Eugene Goodrum, Sr. is judicially estopped from arguing his child-support obligations ended before his youngest child turned

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Nancy W. Richard v. Charles David Towery

Nancy Richard challenges the trial court’s judgment after a bench trial on her divorce from Charles Towery and the division of their community estate. In six issues, Richard contests the trial court’s denial of her motion to strike certain

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evidence as a discovery sanction; the trial court’s characterization, valuation, and division of various assets; and the pr

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Norman J. Harris v. Susan Marks Harris

Norman J. Harris sued Susan Marks Harris, D. Todd Riddles and Cheek, Cheek & Cheek claiming:

1. Plaintiffs, Norma J. Harris (“Norma”) and Glenn E. Harris (“Bud”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), are individuals. They are citizens, residents, and domiciliaries of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The first Defendant, Susan Marks Harris (â€

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