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NELSON v. NELSON

No. 9072.

481 P.2d 403 (1971)

82 N.M. 324

Cecil Clyde NELSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zelma Lee NELSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Patton, Clovis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dan B. Buzzard, Clovis, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by Plaintiff-Appellant (Husband) from an adjudication by the District Court of Roosevelt County that he was in contempt for failure to pay a community debt which the court had ordered him to pay in a divorce decree.

The appeal involves the question of whether a subsequent discharge in bankruptcy excuses noncompliance with the court's order in circumstances where...

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