Court Opinion

ID: 9966149
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Date Created: 2024-05-06 07:10:51.155381+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:25:36.603725
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In the
                           Court of Appeals
                   Second Appellate District of Texas
                            at Fort Worth
                                  No. 02-23-00230-CV

JOHN STEPHEN VANDERBOL III,                  §   On Appeal from the 235th District
Appellant                                        Court

                                             §   of Cooke County (CV16-00095)
V.
                                             §   May 2, 2024
JENSEN ELAINE PAIGE VANDERBOL,               §   Memorandum Opinion by Justice
Appellee                                         Birdwell

                                     JUDGMENT

       This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there

was error in the trial court’s divorce decree.

       First, we modify the decree to delete the appellate bond requirement.

       Second, in accordance with Rule of Appellate Procedure 46.3, we suggest a

remittitur reducing Husband’s child-support obligation from $1,840 per month to

$213.73 per month and a proportionate reduction of the child-support bond from

$50,000 to $5,808. If, within fifteen days from the date of this opinion Appellee

Jensen Elaine Paige Vanderbol files in this court the suggested remittitur, we will
reform and affirm these aspects of the divorce decree. If the suggested remittitur is

not timely filed, we will reverse the child-support award and remand for a new trial

regarding Appellant John Stephen Vanderbol III’s child-support obligation and the

amount of the bond securing that obligation.

      Finally, we affirm the trial court’s divorce decree in all other respects.

                                       SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

                                       By /s/ Wade Birdwell
                                          Justice Wade Birdwell