Lynch v. Lynch

COPELAND, Justice.

By this appeal defendant asks us to determine which, if any, of the orders filed by the North Carolina and Illinois Courts are binding upon the parties. We agree with the Court of Appeals that the judgments of the North Carolina district court on 6 April 1978 and 1 June 1978, awarding custody to plaintiff, are not binding upon defendant. However, we reverse that portion of the Court of Appeals’ decision which holds that the Illinois judgment of 17 July 1978 is not entitled to full faith and credit. We find that the Illinois *193judgment was a permanent, final determination of…