EX PARTE WHITEHEAD

No. 01-95-00899-CV.

908 S.W.2d 68 (1995)

Ex parte Leo Roy WHITEHEAD, Relator.

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

October 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Behrmann, Houston, for Appellant.

Donald M. Stull, Houston, Victoria H. Gallagher, Tomball, for Appellees.

Before COHEN, WILSON and ANDELL, JJ.


OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Relator was found in civil and criminal contempt for failing to pay child support and failing to maintain health insurance on his children, as required in his divorce decree. We grant habeas corpus relief. We hold that the commitment is unenforceable for several reasons, including one that plagues many contempt judgments we review. This order of commitment holds relator in contempt for violating a condition of probation, instead of...

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