Texas Department of Human Resources v. Hebert

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an attempted appeal by Texas Department of Human Resources from a commitment order finding Hebert in contempt.

Hebert and his former wife were divorced August 31, 1979. The divorce decree ordered him to make child support payments of $300.00 per month. He failed to make such payments timely and in sufficient amount, and contempt proceedings were instituted by the Texas Department of Human Resources. The trial court found on June 19, 1980, Hebert was $1,640.00 in arrears and ordered him confined in jail for 72 hours and thereafter until he purged himself…