¶1 Two issues are dispositive of this appeal: (a) Does Obligee-Mother's laches in prosecuting this postjudgment proceeding avail as an equitable defense against her quest for satisfaction of past-due and unpaid periodical installments of a child-support obligation? and (b) If laches is not available, is the record clear that the trial court would have entered the post-divorce order for Obligor-

¶1 In the trial court, plaintiff Sarah Hamilton sued her son, William Bowen, in an equitable action for the cancellation of a deed executed on October 6, 1958, which conveyed approximately 30 acres of land from the mother to the son. Grounds alleged were lack of consideration and fraud, deceit and misrepresentation on the part of the son. The mother's second husband was made a party to the acti

This matter arises out of the dissolution of Nathan D. La Moure’s marriage to Robin La Moure and consequential division of assets, including Nathan’s defined benefit pension plan (pension plan). Nathan appeals two orders: (1) a July 23, 2010 order restraining disbursements from Nathan’s pension plan and (2) a December 1, 2010 order granting reconsideration of the court’

In November 2006, Fannie Marie Gaines filed a complaint alleging causes of action for fraud and related claims arising out of the sale of her home.1 By May 2012, the action had not been brought to trial. In August 2012, the trial court dismissed the suit for failure to bring the action to trial within five years, within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310, et seq. On appeal, pla

Appellant Robin Lupole Anastasi (“Robin”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment after a bench trial on the petition for divorce filed by appellee Jeffrey Scott Anastasi (“Jeff”). In its judgment, the trial court granted a divorce to Jeff on the ground of insupportability, appointed Robin and Jeff joint managing conservators of the minor children D.E.A. and C.J.A.,

Andrea A. Crowson appeals the trial court’s final decree of divorce awarding custody and visitation and dividing the marital estate pursuant to the terms of a mediated settlement agreement (the MSA). In five issues, Andrea1 challenges the trial court’s enforcement of the MSA.

For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s final decree of divorce.2

1 We

Kody Brown, Christine Brown, Janelle Brown, Meri Browan and Robyn Sullivan sued Gary Hebert, Jeffrey R. Buhman and Mark Shurtleff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 seeking to prevent them from enforcing Utah's prohibition against co-habitation. The Browns are a polgyamous family that were the subject of TLC's reality series "Sister Wives". They claimed that the phrase "or coh

Joshua L. Faw appeals the superior court' s summary judgment dismissal of
his tort claims against Tara Millam and her husband, Jeffrey L. Millam. Faw' s claims arise from
a collision with a Toyota Paseo driven by Kyle S. Parked, given to him by Tara Millam. Faw
argues that ( 1) there were genuine issues of material fact about whether the Millams owned the
vehicle or had negligently

2 This civil case arises out of an ownership dispute concerning a piece of real
3 property, which plaintiff and defendant each assert that they own, and exchanges of
4 money between the parties. Plaintiff appeals from a limited judgment entered by the trial
5 court after the court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's
6 claims for declaratory relief, fraud,

Eloisa Taylor appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAP”) affirming a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of Eloisa’s former spouse, Matthew Taylor. The bankruptcy court determined that a $50,660.59 debt Eloisa owed to Matthew for overpayme

Robert Shakespeare challenges certain final judgments entered against him in favor of William Prince. Numerous judgments were entered for monetary

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damages on various counts, and one judgment was entered to provide the equitable relief of reformation of a deed for real property.1 Mr. Shakespeare specifically raises claims related to the reformation of the deed and the entry of t

In this appeal from a final divorce decree, Appellant Bobby Dale Cannon challenges the trial court’s award of spousal maintenance to Appellee Michelle Dalene Cannon. We will affirm.

Bobby and Michelle married in April 1997. They have three children—C.C., born in 1997; S.C., born in 2000; and D.C., born in 2001.

1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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Michelle filed f

Kathleen M. Geezil, the daughter of George B. Savage, appeals an order resolving several disputes in the probate of her father's estate. We affirm all of the probate court's rulings with the exception of a directive that funeral expenses be paid from a specific account. In light of the extensive litigation that has undoubtedly created a larger than expected quantity of class 1 expenses,1 the proba

Steven Hoffman (the Husband) appeals a nonfinal order entered in the underlying dissolution of marriage proceeding, which establishes a temporary parenting plan and awards Rechele R. Hoffman (the Wife) temporary spousal support, child

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support, and temporary attorney's fees and costs.

1 The Husband argues that the circuit court abused its discretion in ordering him to mak

Robert Shakespeare challenges certain final judgments entered against him in favor of William Prince. Numerous judgments were entered for monetary

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damages on various counts, and one judgment was entered to provide the equitable relief of reformation of a deed for real property.1 Mr. Shakespeare specifically raises claims related to the reformation of the deed and the entry of t

The Department of Revenue, on behalf of R.S.M., appeals the final judgment of paternity and support ordering the father, B.J.M., to pay child support to the mother, R.S.M., for their child, L.W.M. Competent substantial evidence does not

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support the final judgment. Consequently, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In November 2010, the Department filed its peti

Buford Cody appeals the final order of the probate court which determined the boundaries of particular portions of real property to individuals, when no such specifics were contained in the will of Earler T. Martin, Jr. Also before this Court for review is the previous order of the probate court, entitled “Order Construing

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Will,” which was not an appealable final order

We have before us a petition for writ of prohibition to restrain a circuit court’s exercise of jurisdiction on a petition to modify a Michigan child support order, where Michigan no longer has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order; the party seeking modification is a Florida resident; and the opposing party is a nonresident who objects to Florida’s assumption of jurisdict

In 2012, Bryan Craig selfpublished a short book of adult relationship advice entitled “It’s Her Fault.” And when we say “adult,” we mean it in every sense of the word—in his book, Craig repeatedly discusses sexually provocative themes and uses sexually explicit terminology. Eventually, Craig’s employer, a school district located in Chicago’s sout

In this appeal of a judgment granting a final divorce decree, Liudmila A. Yuryeva contends in five issues the judgment should be reversed and she should be granted a new trial because (1) McManus was not a resident of Texas when filing

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for divorce as required by section 6.301 of the Texas Family Code, 1 and therefore the venue was improper; (2) the trial court did not have jurisdic

In this case, the trial court entered a final decree of divorce, ending the marriage of appellant, Reyna Aracely Joya, and appellee, David Joya. In four issues on appeal, Reyna contends that the trial court erred in: (1) ordering a

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division of the marital estate that was not just and right; (2) ordering a disproportionate division of the marital estate without a reasonable basi

There is a general rule in California barring the assignment of a cause of action for legal malpractice. In this case, we recognize a narrow exception to that rule.

Specifically, a cause of action for legal malpractice is transferable when (as here): (1) the assignment of the legal malpractice claim is only a small, incidental part of a larger commercial transfer between insurance companies

In two cases, animal control officers seized horses they believed to be at risk. The proceedings leading to the consolidated appeals now before us are convoluted.

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Penal Code section 597.1 (§ 597.1) provides: “When [an animal control] officer has reasonable grounds to believe that very prompt action is required to protect the health or safety of the animal or the health or

William and Anne Pfeifer asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium against John Crane, Inc. (JCI), alleging that its asbestos-laden products caused William Pfeifer’s mesothelioma. During the trial, the court rejected JCI’s proffered instructions regarding its “sophisticated user” defense, and directed a verdict on the defense. After the jury

On September 27, 2010, Moon, Plaster & Sweere, L.L.P. (“Plaintiff Partnership”) filed a petition in the associate circuit division of the circuit court seeking to collect a “debt” in the amount of $14,371.53 for “legal services performed” for Edwin Mitchel and Dixie Rae Kelley.1 The petition stated “Plaintiff is a Missouri partnership in good standing.â�