Ex parte McDonald

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding. Relator seeks by writ of habeas corpus to have this Court set aside an order of confinement resulting from a finding of contempt against relator for violating a court order concerning custody of his minor children. We grant the writ of habeas corpus.

Relator’s wife, Rhonda McDonald, and relator and their three children resided in Mannford, Oklahoma, until December 4, 1986. Rhonda McDonald then took the three children and ultimately moved to Port Lavaca, Texas. On January 19, 1987, Rhonda McDonald filed a petition affecting…