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SOTO-RUPHUY v. YATES

No. 04-84-00494-CV.

687 S.W.2d 19 (1984)

Nelly SOTO-RUPHUY, Relator, v. Honorable John G. YATES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

December 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mack Ray Hernandez, Austin, for relator.

Janet M. Hartung, San Antonio, for respondent.

Before CANTU, TIJERINA and DIAL, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This is an original mandamus and prohibition proceeding involving the issue of whether a Texas district court may exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify its original child custody decree concerning a child whose home state is now California. Since we hold that the respondent district judge improperly assumed jurisdiction in this custody matter, we will conditionally grant the writs of mandamus and prohibition.

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