{"id":2843,"date":"2024-04-29T19:43:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T00:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:10:05","slug":"texas-court-reopens-evidence-after-custody-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-reopens-evidence-after-custody-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Reopens Evidence After Custody Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Generally, all evidence in a Texas custody case should be presented at trial.\u00a0 In some cases, however, the court may decide to reopen evidence pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 270.\u00a0 In a recent case<\/a>, a mother challenged the court\u2019s custody order after it reopened evidence following the trial.<\/p>\n

The only issue at trial was who would be primary conservator and get child support.\u00a0 The court expressed an intent to give the mother the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence at the end of the trial.<\/p>\n

The father subsequently moved to reopen evidence, seeking permission to present evidence on the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 He argued the mother had presented evidence of a stable relationship with a person identified by the court as \u201cB.J.,\u201d but misrepresented her relationship and he had not way of knowing this information before trial.\u00a0 He argued she testified she and B.J. were in a stable relationship and cohabitating without mentioning a new romantic interest.\u00a0 He argued she had represented her relationship as more stable than his.\u00a0 He argued the court indicated the decision was close and this evidence could have been a deciding factor.<\/p>\n

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Generally, all evidence in a Texas custody case should be presented at trial.\u00a0 In some cases, however, the court may decide to reopen evidence pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 270.\u00a0 In a recent case, a mother challenged the court\u2019s custody order after it reopened evidence following the trial. 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