Ex parte Haynie

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Relator was committed to the Brazoria County Jail on January 5, 1990 for delinquent child support. We granted the relator leave to file his petition for writ of habeas corpus and set bond at $500. Relator contends that the trial court committed him to jail under a void order, as the order was ambiguous and did not state the dates for which Relator was found guilty of contempt. We reluctantly grant the writ.

The relator was divorced from Shirley Adair Haynie on June 3, 1981. In the divorce decree, the relator was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $300 per…