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BOWERS v. MATULA

No. 01-96-01099-CV.

943 S.W.2d 536 (1997)

Stephen BOWERS, and Wife, Martha Bowers, Appellants, v. David A. MATULA, and Wife, Kathleen B. Matula, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

April 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Channing Bradshaw, Houston, for appellants.

Joseph Hunter, Houston, for appellees.

Before TAFT, MIRABAL and WILSON, JJ.

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

The Texas Family Code requires existing parental rights before grandparents can request court-ordered access to their grandchildren. In this case, maternal grandparents filed suit seeking access to a grandchild before the parents' rights were terminated. When that termination occurred, paternal grandparents filed a motion to dismiss for lack of standing, which the trial court granted. We hold that standing is determined at the time...

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