Urzua v. Urzua

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

The sole question presented is whether the trial court, in a divorce action, abused its discretion in awarding custody of a minor child of the parties to the plaintiff mother, an American citizen residing in Las Cruces, New Mexico, but allowing the defendant father, a Mexican citizen residing in Mexico, D. F., in addition to reasonable visitation rights, the authority to take the child to Mexico during the summer months each year upon posting of bond to assure the return of the child to New Mexico.

It has long been the rule in this jurisdiction that the trial court has a…