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HENDRICKS v. HENDRICKS

No. 16646.

535 S.W.2d 668 (1976)

Arthur G. HENDRICKS, Appellant, v. Laura Jean HENDRICKS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (First Dist.).

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Palmer, Randall A. Hopkins, Houston, for appellant; Baker & Botts, Houston, of counsel.

Michael S. Thorne, Houston, for appellee.

PEDEN, Justice.

The plaintiff appeals from the denial, after a non-jury hearing, of his petition for a declaratory judgment whereby he sought to nullify the alimony portion of a Kentucky divorce decree. He says the statute under which the Kentucky court awarded alimony is unconstitutional because it is discriminatory on the basis of sex and that alimony is against the public policy of Texas.

In response to Mr. Hendricks' petition, his former wife filed a counter...

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