Legal Opinion

Ex parte Barnett

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 30, 1980No. 20296PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, relator attacks as void an order of one of the district courts of Collin County finding him in contempt and committing him to jail until he pays an arrearage of $5,250 in child support. He contends that the court had no jurisdiction to enforce the support order because it was rendered by a district court of Dallas County, but that court had transferred the proceeding to Collin County after some of the delinquent payments had fallen due. He attacks the order further on the ground that the motion for contempt fails to identify…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Curtis v. GibbsTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Ex Parte HelmsTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Ex Parte S.G. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Ex Parte BenitezTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Ex Parte ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Ex parte GlossonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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