Hendricks v. Hendricks

PEDEN, Justice.

The plaintiff appeals from the denial, after a non-jury hearing, of his petition for a declaratory judgment whereby he sought to nullify the alimony portion of a Kentucky divorce decree. He says the statute under which the Kentucky court awarded alimony is unconstitutional because it is discriminatory on the basis of sex and that alimony is against the public policy of Texas.

In response to Mr. Hendricks’ petition, his former wife filed a counter-claim asking the Texas court to give the Kentucky judgment full faith and credit and to give her a judgment for the delinquent alimony…