This Court cited to that language to describe a de novo hearing under the family code in Attorney General of Texas v. Orr , 989 S.W.2d 464, 467 (Tex. App.—Austin 1999, no pet.), and several other courts of appeals have cited Orr and its reliance on Key Western in their cases involving de novo hearings under the family code. See, e.g. , In re J.L.S. , No. 04-12-00011-CV, 2012 WL 5354796, at *6 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 31, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.); Woodard v. Office of Att'y Gen. , No. 01-07-00954-CV, 2009 WL 793764, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.); Chacon v. Chacon , 222 S.W.3d 909, 914 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007, no pet.) ; In re E.M. , 54 S.W.3d 849, 852 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2001, no pet.) ; see alsoIn re K.C.B. , No. 07-06-00172-CV, 2006 WL 2588712, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Sept. 8, 2006, no pet.) (mem. op.) (citing Key Western for proposition that "de novo review is not an appeal, but an independent action").