Legal Opinion
Janet K. Robertson, and Husband, Mark Robertson v. Jack J. Ball, and Wife, Viola Ball
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1976No. 76-1476PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
On June 19, 1975, Jack and Viola Ball filed in a Texas Domestic Relations Court a “Petition for Visitation,” seeking a court order giving them visitation privileges with their grandchild, Jack J. Ball III. The petition alleged that Janet and Mark Robertson, the natural mother and adoptive father of the child, had refused to permit the Balls to visit young Jack. Section 14.03(d) of the Texas Family Code provides:
The court may grant reasonable access rights to either the maternal or paternal grandparents of the child and issue any necessary orders to enforce the decree.
On July 15, 1975, the…
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