Malcolm v. Malcolm

We are asked in this case to grant full faith and credit to a Nevada divorce decree. That decree, entered July 11, 1947, in suit commenced by Mr. Malcolm, recites in appropriate language an adjudication by the court of dissolution of the bonds of matrimony between Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm, and it declares that they are “restored to the status of single persons.” The decree then proceeds:

“It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the care, custody and control of the minor children of this marriage, to-wit: Roseann Malcolm, age 17 years, and Gary Malcolm, age 10 years, be awarded to the…