Dise v. Dise

OPINION

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice

In this case, the Office of the Texas Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a motion in Texas state court to confirm appellant Murphy Dise’s child support arrearage. After Dise filed a notice of bankruptcy, a federal bankruptcy court entered judgment for a child support arrearage in the amount of $34,405.62 against Dise, and. the trial court adopted this judgment. In one issue, Dise argues that the trial' court lacked jurisdiction to adopt the bankruptcy court’s judgment because the court lost power to adjudicate any issues relating to past-due child support two years…