Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J.Z.P.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 26, 2016No. 14-1072PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Per curiam

Vicky De La Cruz and Josué Pena divorced in Amarillo in 2009. The decree gave De La Cruz the exclusive right to determine the primary residence of the couple’s two sons, then ages 8 and 6, and ordered Pena to pay $586.56 in monthly child support. In 2013, after De La Cruz moved with the children to Lubbock for work, Pena moved to modify the divorce decree to obtain the right to determine the children’s residence and to reduce his child support.

Alleging that personal service on De La Cruz had been attempted unsuccessfully at an address supplied by Pena’s counsel, Pena obtained an order…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Verburgt v. DornerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. American Flood Research, Inc. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Hone v. HanafinTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Ryland Enterprise, Inc. v. WeatherspoonTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Nathan A. Watson Co. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2007

3Cited by38 opinions

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  2. AIM Media Texas, LLC D/B/A the Odessa American v. City of Odessa, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2023
  3. Alfonso M. Prado, M.D., Miguel A. DeLeon, M.D., Euming Chong, M.D., Jie Guo, M.D., Vallier C. Ojadi, M.D., and Neonatology Consultants of Corpus Christi, PLLC v. Felix Moya and Serena Lee Barragan, Individually and as Next Friend of X.X., a Minor, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2021
  4. Benajmin "B.J." Reynolds, Mark Mewshaw and Wes Hobbs and Terra Energy Partners LLC v. Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023
  5. Bertis Cupit v. Texas Civil Commitment Office and City of Littlefield, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2018

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