Cases
Divorce Appeals
In the Matter of the Marriage of Renteria
in the Interest of
N.M.R. & P.S.R.,
12-23-00171-CV, 2024 WL 3527409 (Tex. App.—Tyler July 24,
2024, no pet. h.) (Successful prosecution in appeal from divorce case resulting
in reversal of entire property division)
Cowden v. Cowden, No. 02-23-00054-CV, 2023 WL
8267696 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Nov. 30, 2023, no pet.) (Successful prosecution
in appeal from divorce property division enforcement case resulting in
increased damages judgment)
Huemmer v. Huemmer, No. 05-21-00973-CV, 2023 WL
1960420 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 13, 2023, no pet.) (Successful trial prosecution
appeal defense in breach of contract action relating to marital property
agreement resulting in affirmation of favorable judgment)
Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, No. 05-22-00056-CV, 2022 WL
17974631 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 28, 2022, no pet.) (Successful defense in
appeal from divorce property division resulting in affirmation of favorable
partition of retirement benefits)
Khademazad v. Khademazad, No. 05-20-00568-CV, 2022 WL
3024607 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 29, 2022, no pet.) (Successful defense in appeal
from divorce property division enforcement case involving real property
receivership
resulting in affirmation of favorable judgment)
In re Interest of K.M.C., No. 05-16-00635-CV, 2017 WL
745802 (Tex. App.—Dallas, Feb. 27, 2017, no pet.) (Successful prosecution in
restricted appeal in divorce
child custody case involving defective service
resulting in reversal of default judgment)
Child Custody Appeals
In the Interest of A.Y.K., M.Y.K.
A.Y.K., Children, 05-23-00590-CV,
2024 WL 4379942 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 3, 2024, no pet. h.) (Successful defense
in appeal from child custody modification case resulting in affirmation of
favorable judgment)
Interest of J.P., No. 05-22-01239-CV, 2023 WL
4101362 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 21, 2023, no pet.) (Successful defense in appeal
from child custody modification case resulting in dismissal of appeal)
Interest of J.D.D.C., No. 05-22-01207-CV, 2023 WL
2259173 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 28, 2023, no pet.) (Successful defense in appeal
from child support enforcement case resulting in dismissal of appeal)
In the Interest of D.A.C.-R., No.
05-21-00033-CV, 2022 WL 2302172 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 27, 2022), judgment set
aside, opinion not vacated, No. 05-21-00033-CV, 2022 WL 2737752 (Tex.
App.—Dallas July 14, 2022, pet. denied) (Successful prosecution in appeal of
child custody case resulting in partial reversal
partial remittitur of
attorney's fees judgment)
In The Interest of D.F.D.
T.Z.D., Children, No.
05-20-00428-CV, 2022 WL 2816542 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 19, 2022, no pet.)
(Successful defense in appeal from child support enforcement case resulting in
affirmation of favorable judgment)
In re Interest of A.E.J., No. 05-20-00340-CV 2020, WL
5107293 (Tex. App.—Dallas, Aug. 31, 2020, pet. denied) (Appeal from parental
rights termination case)
In re S.H., No. 05-17-00336-CV, 2018 WL 3751297
(Tex. App.—Dallas, Aug. 8, 2018, no pet.) (Successful prosecution in appeal
from child support enforcement case resulting in reversal of improper interest
judgment)
Original Appellate
Proceedings
In re Teketele, 05-23-00929-CV, 2023
WL 6284704 (Tex. App.—Dallas Sept. 27, 2023, orig. proceeding)
(Successful defense in request for appellate injunctive relief
m
amus review
of child custody judgment resulting in denial of
emergency motion
m
amus relief
dismissal of request for injunctive
relief)
In re Portteus, No. 05-23-00909-CV, 2023 WL
6226331 (Tex. App.—Dallas Sept. 26, 2023, orig. proceeding) (Successful defense
in m
amus review of child custody modification judgment resulting in denial
of m
amus relief)
In re Castillo, No. 05-23-00055-CV, 2023 WL
2661241 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 28, 2023, orig. proceeding) (Successful defense
in m
amus review of child support enforcement judgment resulting in denial of
m
amus relief)
In re Daniels, 05-20-00501-CV, 2020 WL
2715406 (Tex. App.—Dallas May 26, 2020, orig. proceeding) (Successful defense
in m
amus
habeas corpus review of child support enforcement judgment
resulting in denial of m
amus
habeas corpus relief)
Hague Convention Cases
Johnson v. Johnson, 669 F. Supp. 3d
1089 (D. Colo. 2023) (Successful trial defense in Hague Convention case
involving determination of habitual residence
application of grave risk,
acquiescence,
age
maturity defenses
resulting in denial of
requested relief)
Ramsis v. Garcia, No. 4:22-CV-394-SDJ (E.D.
Tex. May, 24, 2022) (Successful trial defense of child custody case filed
in violation of the Hague Convention resulting in denial of requested relief)
Garcia v. Ramsis, No. 4:21-CV-650-SDJ, 2022
WL 1036770 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6, 2022), appeal dismissed, No. 22-40226, 2022 WL
10220199 (5th Cir. June 13, 2022) (Successful trial prosecution
appeal
defense in Hague Convention case involving determination of habitual residence
resulting in return of child to Spain)
Smith v. Smith, 4:19-CV-00784-O, 2019 WL
13201172 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 20, 2019), aff'd, 976 F.3d 558 (5th Cir. 2020) (Trial
appeal in Hague Convention case involving determination of habitual
residence
application of age
maturity defense, including first
application of ‘totality of circumstances’ test in the 5thCircuit for
determining habitual residence under Hague Convention)
