Guercia v. Guercia

Jul 25, 1951
A-3241
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam:

We approve the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals that comity ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‍and public policy require that the remedy of contempt be available in the courts of Texas to enforce payments by a father which he has ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‍been ordered by the courts of a sister state to make for the support of a minor child, he having thereafter become a resident of ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‍Texas. See Acts 52nd. Leg., R.S. 1951, Chap. 377, p. 643, which became effective June 2, 1951.

However, we have decided to reserve the question as ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‍to whether the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution of the United States requires that such remedy be afforded by our courts.

Accordingly, the ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‍application is refused, no reversible error.

Opinion delivered July 25, 1951.

No rehearing applied for.