MATTHEWS v. SIMMONS

No. 1191.

589 S.W.2d 156 (1979)

George W. MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. Jeraldean (Sayles) SIMMONS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

September 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myles H. Pennington, Grand Prairie, for appellant.

William H. Kugle, Melvin G. Bateman, Moore, Bateman & George, Athens, for appellee.


SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment terminating the parent-child relationship between appellant, the natural father, and his 14-year old daughter, appointing appellee, the maternal aunt of the child, as managing conservator and appointing appellant and his present wife (stepmother) as possessory conservators of said child.

The appellee filed her petition to terminate said parent-child relationship on October 14, 1977. Appellee alleged...

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