Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Valles v. Brown
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1981No. 13784, 13707PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Chief Justice.
Two alternative writ prohibition cases are before us, requesting our interpretation of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980 (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.A. § 1738A (Spec.Pamp.1981). The issues raised in these cases are not only similar but also are of great national and state importance, so we have consolidated them. In Miller v. Love, Mrs. Miller sought recognition of an Arizona child custody decree in New Mexico. The New Mexico court granted full faith and credit to the Arizona decree and subsequently Mr. Miller petitioned this Court for an alternative writ of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Haggar Co. v. Helvering, Com'r of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- State v. NanceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Lapeyre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Robertson v. BradburySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by35 opinions
- David A. Thompson v. Susan A. Thompson, AKA Susan A. ClayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- E. E. B. v. D. A.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- In Re ClausenMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Barndt v. BarndtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Tufares v. WrightNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
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