Smith v. Bramhall

Mar 1, 1978
B-7147
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
PER CURIAM.

The application for writ of error is denied ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‍with the notation, “Refused. No Reversible Error.” Our action should not be interpreted as approving the conclusion ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‍of the Court of Civil Appeals that “unpaid child support is . . . a debt for which judgment ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‍may be taken.” 556 S.W.2d 112, 113. Section 14.09(c) of the Texas Family Code provides only that ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‍unpaid child support may be reduced to judgment and enforced by the same means as a judgment ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‍for a debt, not that such sums are debts.