Legal Opinion
Oyakawa v. Gillett
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 10, 1993No. 1 CA-CV 91-0160PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANKFORD, Presiding Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from the superior court’s order staying enforcement of his California judgment and vacating that judgment as to one of the defendants, Mrs. Gillett. We confront the following question: Is the California judgment entitled to full faith and credit under Article IV, section 1 of the United States Constitution?
We hold that the California judgment is entitled to full faith and credit. It is therefore valid and enforceable against the defendants’ marital community. Accordingly, we reverse.
Defendants Dr. Richard Gillett and Aracely Gillett were…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Eng v. SteinArizona Supreme Court · 1979
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