Legal Opinion

Roe v. Doe

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 25, 1980No. 5525PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKENSON, Justice.

This is a child custody case. The mother, Melinda Roe, was appointed Managing Conservator of the child, Milissa Doe, when the divorce was granted on January 10, 1974. The child’s father, Danny Doe, filed a motion to modify, and citation was served on January 30,1980. A default judgment was rendered on March 6, 1980, which named the father as Managing Conservator and which named the mother as Possessory Conservator with reasonable rights of visitation. The mother appeals by writ of error. We affirm.

The father argues that we cannot consider the mother’s evidentiary points,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. McKanna v. EdgarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. McEwen v. HarrisonTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Gunn v. CavanaughTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Martinez v. Delta Brands, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Morales v. Dalworth Oil Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Alvarado v. Reif, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1989
  3. O'Connell v. O'Connell, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
  4. Compugraphic Corp. v. Morgan, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
  5. Behar v. Patrick, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1984

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