Legal Opinion

Smith v. Karanja

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 2018No. 01-16-01004-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEvelyn V. Keyes, Justice

In this suit affecting a parent-child relationship, appellant, Robert L. Smith, proceeding pro se, challenges the trial court's order modifying the conservatorship terms of the parties' divorce decree to enable appellee, Grace Karanja, to travel abroad with the parties' child, L.S. Smith contends that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) determining that a material and substantial change had occurred since the date of the parties' divorce decree, (2) finding that the modification was in L.S.'s best interest, and (3) failing to impose appropriate international abduction prevention…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Worford v. StamperTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Gillespie v. GillespieTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Iliff v. IliffTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  4. In the Interest of S.N.Z.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2014
  5. In re Interest of J.J.G.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017

3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Cohen v. Rami BarCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. In the Interest of L.J.L. v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2023
  4. in the Interest of K.K.R., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019

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