EX PARTE HODGE

No. 20724.

611 S.W.2d 468 (1980)

Ex parte Joseph R. HODGE.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lynn Martin, Dallas, for appellant.

A. Nicholas Alexander, Dallas, for appellee.

Before CARVER, STOREY and STEPHENS, JJ.


STOREY, Justice.

Relator, Joseph R. Hodge, seeks release from custody on the ground that the order which he was held in contempt for disobeying was void. Relator asserts that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because he had no notice and therefore no opportunity to appear at the hearing which resulted in an order requiring him to pay child support. We disagree. Consequently, we deny relator's application for writ of habeas corpus and remand him to custody.

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