SLAPE v. SLAPE

No. 8776.

553 S.W.2d 171 (1977)

Melba Sue SLAPE, Appellant, v. Lesley Troy SLAPE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

May 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert C. Martin, Amarillo, for appellant.

Stokes, Carnahan & Fields, Gary W. Barnard, Amarillo, for appellee.


REYNOLDS, Justice.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, the trial court compelled the return of minor children to their father because he had been appointed managing conservator in the court's prior order. Because the mother challenged the efficacy of the prior court order and the court refused to hear evidence on the issue, we reverse and remand.

Dissolving the bonds of matrimony between Lesley Troy Slape and Melba Sue Slape, the parents of two minor children...

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