Hooper v. Hooper

DENTON, Chief Justice.

Barbara Hooper, plaintiff below, obtained a divorce from L. G. Hooper in a nonjury trial. The decree awarded custody of the minor son to the plaintiff; ordered a division of the community property; and ordered the defendant to pay $100.00 per month for the support of one minor child. The sole question presented by the defendant below on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in the manner in which the property was divided.

Mrs. Hooper filed a suit on July 8, 1963, but the case was not heard on its merits until September IS, 1965. In the meantime Mr.…