OPINION HECHT, Justice. An order to pay spousal and child support may be based upon a contractual obligation, but the order is enforceable by contempt only to the extent that the support awarded is also authorized by the Texas Family Code and Constitution. Relator in this original habeas corpus proceeding was held in contempt for failing to pay support o…
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