Texas Supreme Court, 1978

Smith v. Bramhall

Texas Supreme Court · Decided March 1, 1978 · Per Curiam

563 S.W.2d 238; 21 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 245; 1978 Tex. LEXIS 312 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

13 later published cases cite this decision.

Huff v. Huff (Tex. 1983)
Ex Parte Payne (Tex. App. 1980)
Rankin v. Union Pacific Railroad (Tex. App. 2010)
Adair v. Martin (Tex. 1980)
Martin v. Adair (Tex. App. 1979)
James D. Dryden v. Adela Dryden, Larry Olivarez, Sheriff of Nueces County, Texas and the Attorney General of Texas (Tex. App. 2003)
In the Interest of Gonzalez (Tex. App. 1999)
Ex Parte Wilbanks (Tex. App. 1986)
Saums v. Synoground (Tex. App. 1980)
Ex Parte McNemee (Tex. App. 1980)
Ex Parte Shaver (Tex. App. 1980)
Wagar v. United States (Tex. App. 1979)
United States v. Fleming (Tex. App. 1978)

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Opinion

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.

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