Brown v. Brown

CORNELIUS, Justice.

This is a child custody case involving two girls born to the marriage of appellant and appellee. The parents were divorced on September 15, 1971, by judgment of the Domestic Relations Court of Tarrant County, Texas. The girls were 5 and 8 years of age respectively at that time. The divorce judgment awarded custody to appellant, the mother and specified visitation rights for appellee, the father. Shortly prior to June 30, 1972, appellee picked up the girls in Dallas County for a visit. He brought them to Longview, Texas, where on June 30, 1972 he obtained a temporary…