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Ex parte Fain

Court of Appeals of Texas
Apr 28, 1988
No. 09-87-234 CV
Reporters:
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Before:
Dies

OPINION

DIES, Chief Justice.

On October 30, 1981, Relator was ordered to pay $150 per month ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍for the support of his two children. On October 16, 1987, a hearing was held on his former wife’s motion to enforce child support order by ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍contempt and, on October 30, 1987, the court held Relator in contempt for failure to pay court-ordered child support and, inter alia, sentenced him to six ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍months in jail. The sentence was suspended and Relator was placed on probation for five years.

No record was made of the proceedings as required by the TEX.FAM.CODE ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍ANN secs. 14.32(b) and 11.14(d) (Vernon 1986). This fact was acknowledged by Respondent’s attorney during oral argument. Therefore, the order holding Relator in contempt is void, and ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍the writ of habeas corpus is granted. Ex parte Rocky Conner, 749 S.W.2d 241 (Tex.App.—Beaumont, 1988).

Reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex parte Fain
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Apr 28, 1988
Citations: 750 S.W.2d 344; 1988 WL 57454; 1988 Tex. App. LEXIS 1312; No. 09-87-234 CV
Docket Number: No. 09-87-234 CV
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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