Legal Opinion
Elder v. Park
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1986No. 8008PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Judge.
Father appeals the trial court’s order enforcing a New Hampshire court custody order, enjoining him from contesting custody in New Mexico while New Hampshire was exercising jurisdiction over the custody dispute, and dismissing his New Mexico petition for custody. The appeal raises issues that are controlled by the federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.A. Section 1738A (Cum.P.P.1985), New Mexico’s Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (CCJA), NMSA 1978, Sections 40-10-1 to -24 (Repl.Pamp.1983), and New Hampshire’s Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (NHCCJA),…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- H. T. Coker Construction Co. v. Whitfield Transportation, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bergstrom Ex Rel. Bergstrom v. BergstromNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Mitchell v. MitchellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
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