Legal Opinion

Mabie v. Mabie

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 12, 1966No. 3999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

In a divorce case, Paul David Mabie was granted a divorce from his wife and custody of their three children. Mrs. Mabie has appealed from the custody award. Her first point is that, by giving physical possession of the children to the mother from *375February 25, 1965, through June 15, 1965, and for two months each summer, the court, as a matter of law, has found that the mother is a fit and proper person to have their custody; that there was an adjudication of split custody and, since the mother was a fit person to have custody, the court abused its discretion in splitting…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hailey v. HaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Welch v. WelchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Williams v. GuynesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  4. Ex Parte EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Brillhart v. BrillhartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Holitzke v. HolitzkeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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