Legal Opinion
Doe v. Roe
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 22, 1980No. 5470PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
The issue is whether an alleged biological father, not a party to a divorce proceeding, may proceed under Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 14.08 (Vernon 1975) 1 to modify the prior divorce decree as to the conserva-torship of a child not legitimate as to him. On the court’s own motion the parties will be identified by fictitious names, as authorized by Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 11.19(d) (Vernon 1975).
At the time baby Sue was born, her mother Jenny was married to Chris. Subsequently, Jenny and Chris were divorced. Baby Sue was declared a child born of the marriage, and the decree appointed Jenny…
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