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COFFEY v. LECHLER

No. 17609.

523 S.W.2d 762 (1975)

Larry Wayne COFFEY, Appellant, v. Leonard Byron LECHLER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger M. Norman, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Law Offices of John B. Garrett, and John L. Gamboa, Fort Worth, for appellee.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

This is an adoption case. Appellant Coffey is the natural father of Melissa Ann. He and his former wife were divorced in Tarrant County, Texas on 17 August, 1971, pursuant to the judgment order in which the custody of Melissa Ann, then a little over three years of age, was given the wife. In November of 1971 the wife married Appellee Lechler. At all times the legal residence of Melissa Ann has been in Tarrant County. Appellee...

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