Rincon v. Rincon

In May 1964 Johnny Salvador Rincon divorced Yolanda Hernandez Rincon in Texas. Mrs. Rincon was granted custody of the only child of this marriage, a son born in February 1962, and named Refugio. Plaintiff was ordered to pay $10 per week child support. He made child-support payments totaling $210, but stopped making payments on the advice of his Texas counsel because he never heard from Mrs. Rincon and “didn’t even know if the baby was getting the money or not”. Instead, he opened a bank account in Refugio’s name and made deposits in it. By May 14, 1969, the balance in this account was…