Legal Opinion

Lennon v. Lennon

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 10, 1960No. 613PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDeNNY, J.

It would seem that under the facts and circumstances revealed on this record, the appellant should not prevail unless this Court must give full faith and credit to the custody decree entered by the Nevada court at the time the divorce decree was entered dissolving the marriage between the plaintiff and the defendant on 6 January 1959. The validity of the divorce decree is not challenged in this proceeding. Estin v. Estin, 334 U.S. 541, 92 L. Ed. 1561, 1 A.L.R. 2d 1412; Williams v. North Carolina, 317 U.S. 287, 87 L. Ed. 279, 143 A.L.R. 1273.

In May v. Anderson, 345 U.S. 528, 97 L. Ed. 1221,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. D'Arcy v. KetchumSupreme Court of the United States · 1851

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re the Custody of SaulsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. Hopkins v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1970
  3. Harris v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  4. Fleek v. FleekSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. Brondum v. CoxCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976

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