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Ex Parte Choate

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 31, 1979No. 8326PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Justice.

This is a continuation of a domestic relations dispute between Alton Choate and his former wife, Juanita Choate, and for convenience we will refer to the parties by their Christian names.

Alton has invoked our original jurisdiction seeking relief from an order adjudging him to be in contempt of court for the violation of several provisions in a final decree of divorce. 1 We granted leave to file the petition, admitted Alton to bail pending a hearing, and now review the contempt proceeding.

The nunc pro tunc judgment which partitioned the community property — after the granting of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Ex Parte WerbludTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Schwartz v. JeffersonTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Wallace v. BriggsTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Ex Parte HoskenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McManusCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Ex Parte JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Matter of Marriage of Allen, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1985
  4. Ex parte HefnerDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1984
  5. Gardner v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

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