Hildebrant v. Hildebrant

Bell, Justice.

This appeal stems from our grant of an application to appeal filed by the appellant, Clay Hildebrant. The appeal raises several issues concerning whether a Texas divorce judgment obtained by Mr. Hildebrant is subject to full faith and credit in this State. The trial court found that the Texas judgment was not entitled to full faith and credit, but we find that it is and reverse.

The parties married in 1978, and lived in Georgia from February 1982 to October 1989, when they moved to Texas. The parties cohabited about two weeks in Texas before separating. Several weeks thereafter,…