Red v. Red

The dissenting opinion filed March 9, 1977, is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted.

What did the legislature want to accomplish by enacting article 14.05(b) which authorized continued parental support for a child over eighteen who suffers from a mental or physical disability? That is our question. The facts are few and simple. On May 29, 1963, Alice and George Red were divorced. Their daughter, Diana, was at the time, fourteen years old. Diana was then and has been since, physically and mentally handicapped. The divorce decree ordered that Mr. Red pay two hundred dollars per month for…