in Re: Blake Branson ( 2019 )

DENY; and Opinion Filed August 22, 2019.
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-19-00804-CV
IN RE BLAKE BRANSON, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 417th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-56453-2014
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Bridges, Osborne, and Carlyle
Opinion by Justice Osborne
Before the Court is relator’s petition for writ of mandamus in which he challenges the trial
court’s order awarding real party in interest interim attorney fees for a modification proceeding in
a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. To be entitled to mandamus relief, relator must show
that the trial court has clearly abused its discretion and that relator has no adequate appellate
remedy. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am, 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding).
After reviewing the petition and mandamus record, we cannot conclude that the trial court abused
its discretion because there was some evidence to support a finding that the interim fees were
necessary for the safety and welfare of the child. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 105.001.
Accordingly, relator has not shown he is entitled to the relief requested.
We deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a) (court must
deny petition if it determines relator not entitled to relief sought).
/Leslie Osborne/
LESLIE OSBORNE
JUSTICE
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