Lorenzo v. Lorenzo

OPINION

MONTOYA, Justice.

The parties hereto were married in 1946, and in June 1968, while residing in the State of Oklahoma plaintiff-appellant (appellant) and defendant-appellee (appellee) were separated. Subsequently, appellant assumed residency in New Mexico, while appellee remained in Oklahoma.

Thereafter, in February 1969, appellee procured a divorce from appellant in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mexican decree provided various support and property settlement provisions.

In November 1970, appellant brought suit in the courts of New Mexico against appellee, seeking a divorce, child…