French v. Harris

STEPHENS, Justice.

In his petition for writ of mandamus, Leslie Gale French challenges the authority of a district court to transfer a contempt motion filed in a pre-1974 divorce to another court. He contends that the Family Code restricts the trial court’s right to transfer contempt matters in pre-1974 cases to those cases pending on January 1, 1974. We disagree, and consequently, we deny the application for writ of mandamus.

The petitioner seeks an order of this court directing the judge of the 302nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, to proceed to trial on a contempt motion…