PETTIETTE v. MORROW

No. 01-83-00107-CV.

661 S.W.2d 241 (1983)

Tom L. PETTIETTE, Appellant, v. Patti Pettiette MORROW, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Nichols, Houston, Kent Caperton, Bryan, for appellant.

C.J. King, Bryan, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and DUGGAN and BASS, JJ.


OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The controlling question in this case is whether the trial court retained continuing jurisdiction over the custody of a child after the managing conservator and child moved to another state. The trial court granted the non-resident's motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, and the resident parent appeals from that judgment. We affirm.

The record shows that the parties...

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