Legal Opinion

Adams v. Stotts

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 1, 1983No. 05-82-00686-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPARLING, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in an involuntary paternity suit. Appellant, the mother of the child, sued appellee, the putative father, under the provisions of TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 13.01-13.42 (Vernon 1975 and Supp.1982-1983). A jury found appellee to be the father—of which there is no issue on appeal—and, by agreement, the parties submitted to the court the issues of child support, attorney’s fees and costs. It is from these issues that this appeal emanates. In seven points of error, appellant claims that, generally, the court abused its discretion in three ways: by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Whitley v. KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Hodges v. PedenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Page v. KeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  4. Woodruff v. WoodruffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. v. BethuneTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Bundren v. Holly Oaks Townhomes Ass'n, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
  3. Kathy L.B. v. Patrick J.B.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Allen v. Crabtree, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
  5. Goheen v. Koester, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990

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