Legal Opinion

Penshorn v. Penshorn

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 10, 1975No. 15445Published

1Opinion of the Court

BARROW, Chief Justice.

Appellant, the mother of the two-year-old minor child involved herein, has perfected her appeal from an order denying her motion to modify a divorce decree with regard to custody of the minor child.

Appellant and appellee were divorced on April 25,1974. The decree appointed appel-lee, the father of the child, as managing conservator and appellant as possessory conservator. Appellant was not present or represented by counsel at the divorce hearing, but had waived citation and entered her appearance by a sworn waiver.

On January 15, 1975, appellant filed a motion to modify…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Holloway v. AllisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Canavespe v. HavinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Meucci v. MeucciTexas Supreme Court · 1970

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