Legal Opinion
Benavidez v. Benavidez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1983No. 13669PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STOWERS, Justice.
This appeal arises from a motion seeking to modify the terms of a final divorce decree. The district court granted the motion and determined that the terms of the final decree were inequitable and that the decree should be modified. Husband appeals. We reverse.
The legal issue presented this Court is whether the state district court has the power to modify a divorce decree and order the payment of a sum that equals the amount of a debt previously discharged in bankruptcy.
Because of the jurisdictional questions involved, a complete review of the facts and history of this…
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- Pamela Sue Rulo Sadowski v. Bombardier LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Parks v. ParksNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
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