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ARMSTRONG v. MANZO

No. 149.

380 U.S. 545 (1965)

85 S.Ct. 1187

14 L.Ed.2d 62

ARMSTRONG v. MANZO ET UX.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 27, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ewell Lee Smith, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Eugene L. Smith and Ed M. Brown.

William Duncan argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Eugene T. Edwards.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, R. Wright Armstrong, Jr., and his wife were divorced by a Texas court in 1959. Custody of their only child, Molly Page Armstrong, was awarded to Mrs. Armstrong, and the petitioner was granted "the privilege of visiting with said child at reasonable times, places, and intervals." The divorce decree ordered the petitioner to pay $50 a month for his daughter's support. In 1960 Mrs. Armstrong married...

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