Annulment of Minor’s Marriage Reinstates Duty of Parent to Pay Child Support: Fernandez v. Fernandez, 717 S.W.2d 781 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1986, writ dism’d)

Date

1988

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Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Examines the decision in Fernandez v. Fernandez, in which the El Paso appellate court ruled that a father must resume child support payments upon the annulment of his minor daughter’s marriage. The author examines the court’s analysis, possible factors that might have influenced the decision, and the importance of legislative review for the issues and ambiguities raised by the ruling.

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Keywords

Annulment, Minor, Marriage, Child support, Void, Doctrine of relation back, Legislative intent

Citation

19 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 189