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IN RE MILLER

No. 19969.

583 S.W.2d 872 (1979)

In re James Drew MILLER.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Newth, Dallas, for appellant.

G. Robert Wileman, Dallas, for appellee.

Before AKIN, ROBERTSON and CARVER, JJ.

CARVER, Justice.

Relator seeks a writ of habeas corpus. The principal issue is whether a Texas court in which an action is filed under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA) has continuing jurisdiction to the exclusion of another Texas court in which a second URESA suit is filed. We hold that the first Texas court entertaining a URESA suit has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction and that an order of contempt and commitment of relator by a second...

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