Legal Opinion
Carter v. Netherton
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 17, 1957PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge.
May the court of original jurisdiction in a divorce action decline to modify support and child custody orders when the parents and child are domiciled in another state? The answer is yes.
Hubert Carter, appellant, and Codell Carter Netherton, appellee, were divorced in May 1952 by a decree of the Allen Circuit Court. Appellant was then and is still domiciled in Indiana. Appellee was then domiciled in Allen County, Kentucky.
Carolyn Sue Carter is the infant child of the parties. By an agreed order made in May 1954, her custody was awarded ten months during school time to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Blaustein v. Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co.New York Supreme Court · 1940
- Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
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