Martin v. Martin

EVANS, Justice.

On November 20, 1974 the Court of Domestic Relations No. 3 of Harris County, Texas, held appellant, Allie B. Martin, Sr., to be in contempt of a prior order of the court by reason of Martin’s failure to return his son, Allie B. Martin, Jr., to the custody of Martin’s former wife, Carole Martin Yarborough, upon expiration of the period of visitation specified in the order. The court ordered Martin confined for a period of thirty days but specified that he might purge himself of the contempt by paying costs and attorney’s fees as decreed by the court, and provided that he did not…