Altman v. Altman

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

This case involves the propriety of a New Mexico court's modification of a Florida divorce decree. We consider the district court’s jurisdictional authority to modify both the child support and alimony portions of the Florida judgment. We also examine the applicability of the “clean hands” doctrine to this case and the correctness of the district court’s attorney’s fee award. Finding no error in the result reached by the district court, we affirm.

Morton I. Altman (petitioner-husband) and Bonnie G. Altman (respondent-wife) were divorced in Florida on August 29, 1980.…