Hon. Georgia Dempster | Houston Family Court Judge | Recent Appeal from the 308th District Court

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Address for Judge Georgia Dempster's Court:
Harris County Family Law Center
1115 Congress Ave., 7th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002

Recent Appeals from cases in Judge Dempster's Court

In Interest of BHG (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 6, 2008)(per curiam) (termination appeal)
DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam
Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala
01-07-01001-CV In The Interest of B.H.G., A Child
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster

Court of appeals declared clarification order void
In Re Kenefick (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 19, 2008)(Seymore)
(mandamus in family court case, or der on motion for clarification void, motion to compel)
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Charles Seymore
Before Justices Fowler, Frost and Seymore
14-08-00203-CV In Re Brian Kenefick
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
We conditionally grant the petition for a writ of mandamus with respect to the clarification order and
direct the trial court to vacate its February 14, 2008 clarification order. We deny the petition for writ
of mandamus, without prejudice, with respect to the order granting the motion to compel.
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost in In Re Kenefick (re: clarification order)

Sanctions affirmed in ex-wife's suit for partition of undivided assets which was found to
lack merit Messina v. Messina (Tex.App- Houston [1st Dist.] July 24, 2008)(Bland)
(divorce post-judgment proceeding to partition marital assets, undisclosed assets, MSA, agreement
incident to divorce, AID, sanctions, dismissal with prejudice following nonsuit, attorney's fees)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland
01-07-00277-CV Susan Gail Messina v. Louis Anthony Messina
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster

Judgment on Islamic interspousal agreement for payment of money from husband to wife
reversed, along with property division; did not qualify as prenuptial agreement
Ahmed v. Ahmed (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 17, 2008)(Yates)
(divorce, Islamic marriage, enforceability of agreement for payment of money as prenup)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Guzman and Brown
14-07-00008-CV Amir Ahmed v. Afreen S. Ahmed
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Guzman

Court of Appeals orders family court judge to vacate order found to be void
In re The Office of Attorney General of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 22, 2008)(Taft)
(mandamus granted) (order found void, entered after expiration of plenary jurisdiction, appeal from
associate judge to referring court)
GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Taft
Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Bland
01-08-00114-CV In re The Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster

Court of Appeals says it does not have jurisdiction to review merits of interlocutory appeal
of order confirming arbitration award related to temporary orders in family law case
Mason v. Mason (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2008)(per curiam) (no interlocutory appeal of
arbitration award in divorce or SAPCR case)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
14-07-00991-CV Jason S. Mason v. Patricia A. Mason
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster

Common Law Marriage Found to Have Existed
Quinn v. Milanizadeh (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 24, 2008) (Higley) (divorce law, common law
marriage, waiver of objection to associate judge, conformity of judgment with pleadings)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley
01-07-00489-CV Tyrone Michael Quinn v. Shaleh Rene Milanizadeh
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster

Judge opines ripping off clothes in the bedroom amounted to history of domestic violence justifying
disproportionate division of property and denial of joint custody to husband whom wife credited with
being a good parent
Dewalt v. Dewalt (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 17, 2008)(Brown) (family law, SAPCR, domestic
violence allegations, disproportionate division)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown
14-06-00938-CV Carl Dewalt v. Stalanda Dewalt
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster

Justice Alcala grants mandamus relief; party in family law case could not possibly comply where
compliance dates for performance had passed at the time the order was signed
In re Barner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Alcala)(retroactive order, impossible to
comply)
GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Alcala
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-07-00603-CV In re Celious Barner, III
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam (failure to pay for record)
Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman
14-07-00788-CV In the Interest of R.E.C, M.E.C. and R.H.E.C.
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County

DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-07-00599-CV In re Celious Barner, III
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)

First Court of Appeals frees mother held in contempt for visitation denial by Houston family court judge
Houston appeals court holds that family court judge exceeded her authority in switching custody to
the father sua sponte and until further order of the court, grants habeas corpus relief to order mother
released from confinement

In re Kristin Parks, No. 01-07-00469-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Opinion by
Justice Bland )(habeas corpus relief granted in family court contempt case)(Before Justices Taft,
Hanks and Bland) Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)

Justice Bland Grants Habeas Relief to Free Mother in Visitation Denial Case
In re Kristin Parks, No. 01-07-00469-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Opinion by
Justice Bland )(habeas corpus relief granted in family court contempt case)(Before Justices Taft,
Hanks and Bland)
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
Mother's Attorneys: J. Brantley Durrett, III, Walter P. Mahoney Jr.

In the Interest of P.R.G (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 5, 2007)(per curiam dismissal, failure to
pay for appeal)(termination of parental rights)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-01105-CV In the Interest of P.R.G a child
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County

Broesche v. Jacobson (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 8, 2007)(Yates)
(divorce law, interpretation of decree, attorney's fees, sanctions, turnover order)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson)
14-04-00548-CV Rebecca L. Broesche f/k/a Rebecca L. Jacobson v. John Daniel Jacobson and
Texas Independent Exploration, Inc.
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County | Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster

In re Ortega (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 4, 2007)(per curiam denial of mandamus, protective
order)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Higley)
01-06-00996-CV In Re Randy Ortega
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)