STROUD v. STROUD

No. 05-86-00616-CV.

733 S.W.2d 619 (1987)

Sharles O.D. STROUD, Petitioner, v. Bridgette STROUD, William Edwards, and the Attorney General's Office, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

June 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth W. Segovis, McKinney, for petitioner.

Tohnie E. Hynds, Sherman, for respondents.

Before STEPHENS, ROWE and THOMAS, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The question in this appeal by writ of error is whether the State, as the statutory assignee of the right to collect child support, virtually represents the child when it brings a paternity action against the child's alleged biological father for the purpose of collecting such support payments. If so, the child is a party to the action, even though unnamed in the State's petition as such, because the judgment in the State's suit litigated his interests...

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