Gafford v. Phelps

We shall first consider and dispose of the petitioner’s appeal.

The petitioner insists that she is entitled to the custody of her child pursuant to the provisions of the decree heretofore entered in her action for divorce in the State of Alabama. Therefore, the question for determi nation is simply tbis: Is a decree entered in a court of competent jurisdiction, in a sister state, awarding the custody of a child, domiciled in this State, valid and enforceable under tbe full faith and credit clause of the Constitution of the United States, Art. IV, sec. 1, where custody was awarded in accordance…