Wimpey v. Wimpey

AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal by a mother from a judgment of divorce appointing the paternal grandparents as managing conservators of her daughter. The principal question is whether the trial judge may consider and rely upon a social study made pursuant to TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 11.12 (Vernon 1975), when that social study had not been introduced into evidence. We hold that the trial judge may do so. A second question is whether the TEXAS FAMILY CODE authorizes a court to grant managing conser-vatorship to grandparents. We hold that it does. Accordingly, we affirm.

Arlon Wimpey, Jr., sued Tammy…