Ford v. Ford

The Court holds that the consent order of the Virginia Court dismissing the habeas corpus proceedings instituted there after appellant and respondent had reached an agreement as to the custody of their children is a judgment which, under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Federal Constitution, precludes the courts of this State, in the absence of any change in conditions, from inquiring into and determining what is for'the welfare and best interests of these children.- At the time this agreement was made the marital domicile of the parties was in North Carolina. Appellant *319continues to be…