In the Interest of G.B.A.

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice Morriss

In 2016, Glenn Gary Armstrong petitioned the County Court at Law of Hopkins County to end or reduce the child-support wage-withholding order entered in favor of his ex-wife, Marsha Cochran, in 2005. The hearing on his petition turned out badly for him. First, the attorney he had retained failed to show up at the hearing—later explaining that he had erroneously calendared the hearing date. Then, even after Armstrong, representing himself at the hearing, had provided evidence and argued his position, the trial court denied his requests and continued the…