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In re S.A.M.

Under the plain meaning of �156.002(a) of the Texas Family Code, appellant is a "party affected by an order" and therefore she has standing to pursue her modification suit. The trial court erred in dismissing her suit for lack of standing. Accordingly, Houston's 14th Court of Appeals sustained her sole issue on appeal, reversed the trial court's dismissal order, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with the appellate opinion. Houston's 14th Court of Appeals, No. 14-08-01068-CV, 08-18-2010

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Reversed and Remanded and Opinion filed August 17, 2010.

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The main issue in this appeal is whether appellant is a “party affected by an order” in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship of three minor children. If she is, then under section 156.002 of the Texas Family Code, she has standing to seek a modification of the order, and the trial court erred in dismissing appellant’s suit for lack of standing. Appellant is a party to the order she seeks to modify, and in that order, she received various benefits and burdens. We conclude that, under the plain meaning of section 156.002(a) of the Texas Family Code, appellant is a “party affected by an order” who has standing to seek modification of that order. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal order and remand for further proceedings.

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