Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Novak
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 21, 1980No. 17683PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of Teresa Novak Kelly’s motion to set aside an order modifying the child visitation provisions of the parties’ divorce decree. The principal issues relate to the contention that the trial court lacked jurisdiction in view of the fact that the managing conservator and the minor child were both residents of the State of Washington at the time the motion to modify the judgment was filed and that the trial court abused its discretion in entering the order from which the appeal is taken.
The parties were divorced by the decree of the 257th…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- O'Brien v. Lanpar CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Mitchim v. MitchimTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Leithold v. PlassTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Dillon v. MedellinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Pettiette v. Morrow, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
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