Legal Opinion
Crockett v. Crockett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 3, 1979No. 19846PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice.
Appellant Beverly Crockett sued appellee Donald Crockett for arrearages in child support ordered by an Ohio court in its decree of divorce. She also sought to have appel-lee found in contempt of the Ohio order and to modify the Ohio decree with respect to child support and visitation rights. Appel-lee filed a special appearance under Tex.R. Civ.P. 120a on the ground that the Ohio court has continuing jurisdiction over the suit and that jurisdiction could not be exercised because sufficient contacts with Texas for due process purposes were lacking. The trial court sustained…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- U-Anchor Advertising, Inc. v. BurtTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- O'Brien v. Lanpar CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In the Interest of S.A.V.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Laykin v. McFall, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1992
- Perry v. PonderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Oliver v. BoutwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ford v. DurhamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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