TUFT v. TUFT

No. 9062.

483 P.2d 935 (1971)

82 N.M. 461

In the Matter of the Petition of Sherrill D. Tuft and Thelma Tuft for the Custody of Tody of the Minor Children of Sherrill D. Tuft. Sherrill D. TUFT and Thelma A. Tuft, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Barbara TUFT, Cross-Petitioner-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.J. Baggett, Farmington, for appellants.

No appearance for appellee.


OPINION

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

The Juvenile District Court of Sanpete County, Utah, on December 27, 1966, awarded the temporary custody of the minors involved herein to the State Department of Public Welfare of the State of Utah.

Thereafter, on September 10, 1969, and without the consent of the Department of Public Welfare or the Juvenile District Judge, the appellants brought the children to San Juan County, New Mexico, where they filed this suit...

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