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FAULK v. CASTANEDA

No. 11732.

450 S.W.2d 438 (1970)

John Henry FAULK, Appellant, v. Lynn Faulk CASTANEDA, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

January 28, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton & Richards, Sam Houston Clinton, Jr., Austin, for appellant.

Lynn Castaneda, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for appellee.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This case presents questions as to the jurisdiction and authority of the court below to modify a divorce decree pertaining to child support entered by that court in a prior divorce action.

The trial court dismissed the application for want of jurisdiction.

We reverse and remand the case.

Appellant filed suit for divorce against appellee in the 126th District Court of Travis County in 1964 and the court rendered judgment...

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