Legal Opinion

Craft v. Craft

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 19, 1979No. 19769PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*508GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellee has moved to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The question is whether a temporary order issued under section 11.11 of the Texas Family Code (Vernon 1975), is appealable. We hold that it is not appealable, and, accordingly, we grant the motion to dismiss.

The record before us tells a sad story of divorced parents in continuous litigation over custody of three children. The divorce decree of July 21,1975, appointed the mother managing conservator. The father subsequently moved to modify the decree. On August 8, 1977, the court appointed the father…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Southwest Weather Research, Inc. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State v. Mauritz-Wells Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Hastings Oil Co. v. Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Henderson v. Shell Oil Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Village Mills Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1918

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. in the Interest of D.W., T.W., and S.G., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2008
  2. Brines v. McIlhaneyTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Madigan v. MadiganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  4. Ex Parte PayneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Lenhard v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

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