Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Acker
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1997No. 96-0932Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
949 S.W.2d 314 (1997)
Ex parte Mary Ann ACKER.
No. 96-0932.
Supreme Court of Texas.
July 9, 1997.
William E. Jones, Booker T. Morris, Houston, for relator.
Patsy Young, Houston, for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · PhillipsPhillips, Chief Justice, joined by Cornyn, Enoch, Spector, Baker and Abbott, Justices,
In this original habeas corpus proceeding, relator challenges her confinement for nonpayment of child support. The trial court ordered relator incarcerated under two separate contempt orders, one relating to regular monthly child support and the other relating to a separate health insurance obligation. We hold that the first order is unenforceable because the trial court did not inform relator of her right to…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Pinehurst v. Spooner Addition Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Ex Parte ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Ex Parte PayneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte AckerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Ex Parte BlasingameTexas Supreme Court · 1988
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