Legal Opinion
In the Interest of K.L.M.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 26, 1980No. 5541PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
The maternal grandparents of K.L.M. sued the child’s natural and legal father, seeking reasonable access rights to the child pursuant to Tex.Fam.Code Ann, § 14.03 (Vernon 1975 and Supp.1980). Trial was to the court upon an agreed statement of facts. The father and mother of K.L.M. were married at the time of the mother’s death in 1977, and the child has since resided with the father. No managing conservator has been appointed. The court granted reasonable access rights to the grandparents. The father argues that the grandparents have no independent cause of action, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. PainterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Smith v. PainterTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Barrientos v. GarzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Goolsbee v. HeftCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Green v. Jeannette GreenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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