Abrams v. Jones

35 S.W.3d 620 (2000)

Laurence ABRAMS, Petitioner,

v.

Donald Paul JONES, Respondent.

No. 99-0184.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Argued October 12, 1999.

Decided July 6, 2000.

Dennis M. Beck, Spencer Edward Dunn, Houston, for Petitioner.

Marshall Davis Brown, Patricia A. Batton, Paul David Lester, Lynn S. Kuriger, Houston, for Respondent.

This case presents issues of statutory construction. We are called upon to determine if either section 153.072 of the Family Code or section 611.0045 of the Health and Safety Code allows a parent to demand access to detailed notes of his or her child's conversations with a…