in Re: Karen Newsom ( 2015 )

DENY; and Opinion Filed June 10, 2015.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00682-CV
IN RE KAREN NEWSOM, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 219th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 219-50697-2008
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Evans, and Whitehill
Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers
Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus arguing that the trial court clearly abused
its discretion in refusing to decline jurisdiction in this suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Ordinarily, to obtain mandamus relief, a relator must show both that the trial court has clearly
abused its discretion and that the relator has no adequate appellate remedy. In re Prudential Ins.
Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). We conclude relator has failed to
establish a right to the relief requested. We deny the petition.
/Elizabeth Lang-Miers/
ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE
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