What is a Summary Judgment in Texas?

A summary judgment is when a court disposes a case either because the party who filed the lawsuit or the petitioner does not have enough evidence to win the case or because a responding party or the respondent does not have a clear and proper defense to the allegations brought against him or her by the former.  One of the parties can basically file for a motion for summary judgment to dispose of the case if the opposing party does not have any strong evidence to support their arguments in the case.  This is applicable in family law cases.  If the case deals with more than one issue, the parties can decide to have some of them decided via a motion for summary judgment before trial.  Chances of settling also increases with the help of filing a motion for summary judgment. This is because summary judgment removes certain issues which the opposing party may argue about. This basically limits what a party has to present during trial. Traditional…

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