The widow of a firefighter that was killed in a large blaze might have trouble holding on to her husband's money, since the firefighter's parents are trying to annul their marriage even after his death.

The Houston Chronicle reports that the widow Nikki Araguz, from Wharton, is a transgender that born a man but got a sex change operation so that she is now a woman. Since same-sex marriage is illegal in the state of Texas, the parents of the fire victim are arguing that the marriage between Thomas and Nikki Araguz should be annulled. This is because Nikki was not born a woman.

Jesse James' ongoing child custody case with his ex-wife Janine Lindemulder (the ex-wife before Sandra Bullock) was finalized in Orange County, California after a judge ruled that Jesse James should have physical custody over their 6-year-old daughter Sunny.

This child custody decision will allow Jesse James to move to Texas so that Sunny can continue to have a relationship with his new ex-wife Sandra Bullock. According to US Weekly, Sandra Bullock has a strong bond with Jesse James' youngest daughter and the girl also is developing a close bond with Sandra Bullock's adopted baby.

A Houston man is facing some serious criminal charges for alleged interference with child custody, but what's worse is that he may have trouble ever being able to see his son again. The Huntsville Item reported that 32-year-old Todd Jackson was arrested last week after authorities suspected the man of taking his non-custodial son away from his mother in the town of Huntsville.

Family members were able to contact the child on a cell phone after he had been reported as a missing person. Detectives were then able to determine that the child was located in Houston from the phone call, so authorities in Huntsville called Houston police officers for collaboration on the case.

A 6-year-old boy named Tekerrious died on Sunday in the Houston area after his father allegedly beat him for eight hours during an all night disciplinary session. The boy's father Alex McGowen Duncan was booked on $50,000 and charged with first degree murder, according to KIAH News.

Alex Duncan's girlfriend, Tammyra Sampson, has also reportedly been charged with injury to a child by omission. The woman allegedly witnessed the beating and only intervened to show her boyfriend how to whip the child with a belt. Tammyra Sampson has two children of her own and they have been placed in the custody of Child Protective Services since her arrest.

America's most famous teenage mother Bristol Palin announced through media tabloids that she's engaged to the father of her baby, Levi Johnston. CNN reports that the 19-year-old informed the media of her engagement without the approval of her mother. How's that for a happy family?

The onetime vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was no fan of her grandson's father after the dramatic child custody battle between the teens, but she stated on CNN that she will accept Bristol's decision.

Mel Gibson can officially be added to the list of Hollywood actors involved in a child custody dispute. Associated Press reports that family lawyers for Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva met in a closed session with a judge earlier this month to handle their child custody case.

As it turns out, neither Mel Gibson nor the ex-girlfriend Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva were present at the child custody hearing and are leaving the child custody case to be completely handled by their family lawyers. The couple split up in April and entered into a confidential agreement one month after their split.

It's always sad to hear about a drowning case, but a recent Fort Worth drowning is particularly depressing to hear about for many families in the state of Texas.

Fox News reports that the victim was 47-year-old Richard Walker of Winnsboro. The man had jumped into the water to save a young girl that he was planning to adopt, but currents were strong and pulled him under the water. A passerby was able to pull the young girl out of the water, but unfortunately Richard Walker died in the Trinity River.