{"id":2892,"date":"2024-09-26T20:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T01:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:29:19","slug":"texas-appeals-court-reverses-default-divorce-based-on-errors-in-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-reverses-default-divorce-based-on-errors-in-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Reverses Default Divorce Based on Errors in Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A party who does not participate in a Texas divorce hearing may have a default judgment entered against them.\u00a0 If they meet certain criteria, however, they may be eligible for a restricted appeal.\u00a0 Those criteria are: filing notice of the restricted appeal within six months of the judgment being signed; having been a party to the lawsuit; not participating in the hearing, filing any timely motions after the judgment, or requesting findings of fact and conclusions of law; and an error that is apparent on the face of the record.\u00a0 <em>Pike-Grant v. Grant.<\/em> In determining if there was an error on the face of the record, the appeals court may only consider the evidence that was before the trial court.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/tenth-court-of-appeals\/2024-10-24-00048-cv.pdf?ts=1727364737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent case,<\/a> a former husband challenged a default divorce decree based on an error on the face of the record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omitted Language in the Citation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the defendant was not served in strict compliance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, rendition of a no-answer default judgment is reversible error.\u00a0 The husband argued that the citation did not include all of the language required by Rule 99(c).\u00a0 Specifically, it had omitted language stating that the party may be required to make initial disclosures within 30 days after filing a written answer and directing the party to TexasLawHelp.org for more information.\u00a0 An amendment to the rule added this language at the beginning of 2021.\u00a0 The citation was issued more than three years after the effective date of the amendment, so the language was required.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-reverses-default-divorce-based-on-errors-in-service\/#more-2892\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A party who does not participate in a Texas divorce hearing may have a default judgment entered against them.\u00a0 If they meet certain criteria, however, they may be eligible for a restricted appeal.\u00a0 Those criteria are: filing notice of the restricted appeal within six months of the judgment being signed; 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