This Week's Supreme Court Orders & Opinion
The Supreme Court of Texas released one opinion with today's orders.
In In re Derzapf, a father/custodial parent discontinued the maternal grandmother and step-grandfather's access to the deceased mother's children. The per curiam Court held that the step-grandfather lacked standing to modify custody and that the grandmother failed to meet the high threshold for overcoming the statutory presumption that a fit parent acts in his children's best interest. The supreme court conditionally granted mandamus relief from the trial court's order allowing access.
