Whitwood v. Whitwood

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant Noel D. Whitwood from judgment for unpaid alimony due plaintiff Faye A. Whitwood under a Georgia decree.

Plaintiff sued defendant in Collin County, Texas for arrearage in alimony payments due plaintiff by virtue of a Georgia judgment.

Defendant by answer admitted he had not paid the alimony, but denied the Georgia judgment entitled to full faith and credit under Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States.

Both parties moved under Rule 184a TRCP for the trial court to take judicial notice of the relevant statutory…