Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J.E.P.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 12, 2000No. 2-99-402-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant C.M.P. (Father) appeals from the trial court’s order modifying the terms and conditions of Appellee C.P.’s (Mother) possession of and access to their two minor children. Because we hold that the modifications do not amount to a de facto change of conservatorship, and because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering the modifications, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mother and Father were divorced in 1995. Under the divorce decree, the court appointed Father the sole managing conservator of the children, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Gillespie v. GillespieTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  4. D.R. v. J.A.R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Dalton v. DohertyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In the Interest of T.D.C.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. in the Matter of the Marriage of Jeffery Dwight Marris and Kara Jane Mullins Marris and in the Interest of Kaitlyn Mullins, a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003

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