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IN INTEREST OF R.D.C.

No. 11-95-031-CV.

912 S.W.2d 854 (1995)

In the Interest of R.D.C., a Child.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

November 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Sanov, Eastland, for appellant.

Truman P. Kirk, Cisco, C.H. McCall, Comanche, for appellee.

Before ARNOT, C.J., and DICKINSON and McCLOUD, JJ.

OPINION

McCLOUD, Senior Justice (Retired).

The question in this case is whether a nonanswering defendant must be personally served with a new or second citation if the plaintiff amends the original petition and alleges a new cause of action or seeks a more onerous judgment in the amended petition. We hold that a new citation is not required if the plaintiff complies with Tex.R.Civ.P. 21 and 21a.

On October 7, 1994, the maternal grandparents of R...

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