Bergdoll v. Whitley

SMITH, Justice.

Appellant, Mary Elizabeth Bergdoll, and appellee, Lawrence Ray Whitley, met while attending Louisiana State University and were subsequently married in Texas in June, 1966. The parties’ only marital residence was established in Tennessee, where they resided until their divorce in 1972. During the marriage, appellant had twins, whose interest is subject of this suit. The divorce decree of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, granted custody of the children to appellant and set appellee’s monthly support payments at $200.

In 1973, appellant remarried and moved to Texas…