In re the Marriage of Tostado

fl Sergio Tostado appeals the trial court’s disposition in a marriage dissolution action instituted by Maria Tostado. He contends that the trial court erred (1) in declining to recognize and enforce the parties’ agreed 1999 Mexican dissolution decree, (2) in awarding custody1 of their minor child to Maria, and (3) in ordering Sergio to pay ongoing and back child support. We hold that the trial court erred in refusing to recognize the validity of the Mexican decree and custody determination, and remand to the trial court for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law based on a valid…