Counts v. Counts

AKIN, Justice.

The principal question on this appeal is whether exclusive continuing jurisdiction attaches, under § 11.05(c)1 of the Texas Family Code (Vernon Supp. 1976-77), when the State Department of Public Welfare erroneously informs a court that no other court has continuing jurisdiction affecting the parent-child relationship, but then corrects that information to show that another court does have continuing jurisdiction. We hold that exclusive jurisdiction does not attach. Accordingly, we affirm.

Appellant, Clovis Counts, Jr., appeals from an order of a Dallas County district court…