Legal Opinion

Moreland v. Moreland

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 26, 1979No. 20115PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant an increase in child support for the parties’ two minor sons. Because the evidence is undisputed that a material change of circumstances occurred from the date of the divorce decree setting child support and the date on which appellant’s motion to increase support was filed, we hold that the trial judge abused his discretion in refusing to increase support in accordance with the evidence. Accordingly, we reverse the order denying an increase and remand for further proceedings.

The parties were divorced on January 19, 1973, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Labowitz v. LabowitzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Bergerac v. MaloneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Blanco v. Gracia, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989
  2. Strauss v. StraussCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Cannon v. Cannon, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1983
  4. Liveris v. RossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Werlein v. Werlein, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983

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