In Re Ronald B. Love v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledJune 16, 2026
Docket01-26-00596-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued June 16, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00596-CV
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IN RE RONALD B. LOVE, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Ronald B. Love, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of
mandamus challenging the trial court’s June 1, 2026 “Order After De Novo
Affirming Ruling of IV-D Judge and Denying Ronald Bernard Love’s Plea to the
Jurisdiction.”1 The trial court’s order arises out of a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship, specifically, relator seeks to challenge the trial court’s September 22,
1
The underlying case is In the Interest of J.Y.M.-L., a Child, Cause No. 87830-F, in
the 300th District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, the Honorable Chad Bradshaw
presiding.
2016 Child Support Review Order and a subsequent challenge to that order denied
by the trial court on February 10, 2023.2
In connection with his petition for writ of mandamus, relator also filed an
“Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief to Stay Enforcement Pending
Mandamus Review.” In the motion, relator requested that the Court stay
enforcement of the June 1, 2026 signed order, the April 9, 2026 de novo ruling,
and “all income withholding . . . based on the September 22, 2016[] Non-Agreed
Child Support Review Order,” pending review of the petition for writ of
mandamus.
We conclude that relator has failed to establish that he is entitled to
mandamus relief, and therefore, the Court denies relator’s petition for writ of
mandamus. We dismiss any pending motions, including relator’s “Emergency
Motion for Temporary Relief to Stay Enforcement Pending Mandamus Review,”
as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Caughey, Johnson, and Morgan.
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Relator previously sought appellate review of the trial court’s September 22, 2016
child support order in 2023. See Love v. Office of the Att’y Gen., No.
01-23-00709-CV, 2025 WL 1942945, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July
15, 2025, pet. denied) (mem. op.). Relator filed a bill-of-review proceeding and
appealed the trial court’s rulings to this Court, which affirmed the trial court’s
disposition. See id.
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