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279th District Court grants divorce; names wife primary conservator of 6-year-old
Summary
The 279th District Court granted a petition for divorce by default, finding the marriage insupportable, naming Kamisha Simeon Dillard the child's primary conservator and approving a child-support arrangement based on the petitioner's income.
The 279th District Court in Texas granted a petition for divorce for Daryl Dillard Jr. on a default judgment and signed a final decree that names Kamisha Simeon Dillard the primary conservator of the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Camille Yvonne Dillard, the court said.
The judge told the record that the respondent had been served and that a return had been on file since 2024; no answer or appearance was on file, and the respondent was therefore in default. The court noted that an affidavit of last known address and a military affidavit had been filed but, according to counsel, had not yet been accepted by the clerk's office.
Under the presented decree, the child will primarily live with Kamisha Dillard; the decree also provides for child support and medical support, with the child-support calculation based on Daryl Dillard Jr.'s income, the petitioner testified. The petitioner confirmed there were no other children born or adopted during the marriage and that he knew of no pending bankruptcies between the parties. He also answered that there had been no family violence within the two years preceding the filing of the suit.
The court found jurisdiction over the parties, that the marriage (entered Sept. 30, 2017) had become insupportable with no reasonable expectation of reconciliation, and that the proposed conservatorship and support provisions were in the child's best interest. The judge said, "I found that the proposed order concerning conservatorship and support is in the child's best interest, so the petition is granted and rendered." The court directed that the submitted final decree of divorce be signed and processed.
The petitioner testified that the parties separated on or about Aug. 1, 2023, that they possess only personal effects to divide and that, at separation, each took the items they wished to keep. He stated he believed the proposed property division in the decree was fair and equitable. The court entered judgment on those terms and indicated the decree would be completed and placed on file.
No formal hearing testimony or affidavit from the respondent appears in the record and the judge's finding of a default was based on the absence of an answer or appearance by the respondent. The court's order will be processed by the clerk following execution of the decree.
