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ADKINS v. ADKINS

No. 08-87-00149-CV.

743 S.W.2d 745 (1987)

Patricia G. ADKINS, Appellant, v. Fitzhugh Lee ADKINS, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corey W. Haugland, Grambling & Mounce, El Paso, for appellant.

Sheral K. Peterson, Scruggs & Peterson, El Paso, for appellee.

Before OSBORN, C.J., and FULLER and WOODARD, JJ.

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

May a divorced parent, as guardian of an adult dependent son, obtain support from the other parent under the provisions of the Texas Probate Code, Section 423? We believe the question should be answered in the affirmative.

Patricia and Fitzhugh Adkins, Jr., were divorced in 1984. Their son, Fitzhugh Lee Adkins, III, has had brain damage since his birth in 1952 and has the mental capacity of a twelve-year-old child....

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