in Re Latitia Adelle Johnson Barnard

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-13-00149-CV
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IN RE LATITIA ADELLE JOHNSON BARNARD
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Original Proceeding
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
In a mandamus petition, Latitia Adelle Johnson Barnard seeks to compel the
trial court to vacate temporary orders in a pending suit for modification of the
parent-child relationship. 1 See In re Derzapf, 219 S.W.3d 327, 334-35 (Tex. 2007);
In re Lemons, 47 S.W.3d 202, 203-04 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2001, orig.
proceeding). Relator contends the trial court abused its discretion by changing the
designation of the person who has the exclusive right to designate the primary
residence of the children. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 156.006 (West Supp. 2012).
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Relator and her former spouse, Julius Marion Barnard III, have both
petitioned to modify the custody provisions of their 2008 divorce decree. The real
party in interest has also petitioned to terminate relator’s parental rights.
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Relator also seeks to compel the trial court to decline to exercise jurisdiction and
transfer the case to a Louisiana court that has denied relator’s request for a
protective order and deferred to the Texas court. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §
152.207 (West 2008).
After reviewing the mandamus record and considering the arguments
presented in the petition and the response, we conclude relator has not shown that
she is entitled to the relief she has sought. Accordingly, the petition for writ of
mandamus is denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on April 10, 2013
Opinion Delivered April 25, 2013
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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