Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Williamson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 18, 1972No. 17889PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.
The principal question presented by this appeal is the validity of appellant’s collateral attack upon a judgment of adoption rendered by an Illinois court. The Juvenile Court of Dallas County gave full faith and credit to the Illinois decree and denied appellant’s prayer for relief. We affirm.
In 1965 Ronald Edward Rodgers and his then wife Lauretta Rodgers were divorced in the 99th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas. The decree of divorce awarded custody of the only minor child of the parties, Randall Scott Rodgers, age two years at that time, to his natural…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Springer v. Government Employees Ins. Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Rodgers v. WilliamsonTexas Supreme Court · 1973