Cox v. Paulson

REYNOLDS, Judge.

In Oklahoma as well as in other jurisdictions, it is a well recognized principle of law that the domicile or residence of a minor child whose parents have been divorced is the domicile of the parent to whose custody the child has been legally given. The doctrine of comity and full faith and credit require that the courts of Oklahoma recognize the decree of a sister state.

Plaintiff and defendant were married on January 30, 1959 in Hollywood, California, and a son, Ralph W. E. Cox, III, the custody of whom is the subject of this action, was born of this marriage. On November 16,…