Legal Opinion

Garcia v. Garcia

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 28, 1971No. 14995PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

Appellant, Louis T. Garcia, attempts to appeal from an order adjudging him in contempt of court for failure to make child support payments. Although appellant asserts ten points of error, the crucial question here involved is whether we have jurisdiction to hear such appeal.

Josefa Garcia was awarded a divorce from appellant by decree dated August S, 1967. In such decree appellant was ordered to make child support payments of one-half of his social security payments monthly. In October, 1970, Josefa Garcia filed an affidavit for contempt alleging that appellant had not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wagner v. WarnaschTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Deramus v. ThorntonTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Crow v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Ex Parte ArapisTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Tims v. TimsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Collins v. KegansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Cine-Matics, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Stephens v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Richey v. BolerjackCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Collins v. KegansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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