Colbert v. Stokes

SHANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment modifying a previous divorce decree pursuant to Tex.Family Code Ann. § 14.08 (Supp.1978).

Appellee Samuel Lynn Stokes filed a motion in June, 1978, in the district court of Tom Green County to modify a divorce decree entered by that court in December, 1971. By his motion appellee sought appointment as managing conservator of his two minor children, Christina Rene Stokes, age ten, and Michael Douglas Stokes, age seven. Appellee requested that his former wife, appellant Norma Jean Stokes Colbert, be removed as managing conservator and appointed…