Ex parte Webb

*235Relator Webb applies for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to be relieved of an order of the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County adjudging him in contempt for failure to make child support payments as directed by that court.

In 1948 the 113th District Court of Harris County entered a decree granting petitioner a divorce and awarding custody of a minor child to the parents jointly, ordering each to contribute equally toward the support of the child. In April 1953 the mother filed suit in the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County praying that she be awarded full custody of…