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Arnold v. Brannen

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland
May 19, 1961
348 S.W.2d 230 (Tex. Civ. App. 1961)

Opinion

No. 3638.

May 19, 1961.

Appeal from the 150th District Court, Bexar County, Joe Frazier Brown, J.

Jewell Lemons, San Antonio, for appellant.

John R. Shaw, William R. Davis, San Antonio, for appellee.


This is a child custody case. On July 27, 1960, a judgment was entered declaring two children of Agnes E. Arnold to be dependent and neglected. Mrs. Arnold and her attorney appeared and contested the case, excepted to the judgment and gave notice of appeal. However, no appeal was perfected. Thereafter on the 15th day of October, 1960, an order was entered against Mrs. Arnold on her application for change of custody of said children. Mrs. Arnold has appealed from such order and presents twenty-six points of error, but says, `All of the points are, in our opinion, so closely and inextricably related as to make it permissible and desirable, if not necessary, to group them all together and present under one statement, argument and citation of authorities, supporting the one essential point in this appeal, namely, that the trial court abused his discretion in taking Brenda Jean Arnold and Donna Darlene Arnold, Minor children, ages 12 and 6, respectively, from their mother, appellant herein, and awarding their custody to appellee, thus separating said minor children who are two little girls from their natural mother irrevocably.'

The only question involved is whether or not the court abused its discretion in overruling Mrs. Arnold's motion for change of custody. We have carefully examined the record and hold the court did not abuse its discretion. See In re Belcher v. Belcher, 155 Tex. 560, 289 S.W.2d 915, and cases cited therein and De Witt v. Brooks, 143 Tex. 122, 182 S.W.2d 687.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Arnold v. Brannen

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland
May 19, 1961
348 S.W.2d 230 (Tex. Civ. App. 1961)
Case details for

Arnold v. Brannen

Case Details

Full title:Agnes E. ARNOLD, Appellant, v. Henry O. BRANNEN, Appellee

Court:Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland

Date published: May 19, 1961

Citations

348 S.W.2d 230 (Tex. Civ. App. 1961)