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SMITH v. SMITH

No. 1 CA-HC 41.

117 Ariz. 249 (1977)

571 P.2d 1045

Jane Loretta SMITH, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Latimer Fargo SMITH, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1977.

Review Denied November 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Henry J. Florence, Ltd. by Mathis Becker, Phoenix, for appellant and cross-appellee.

Duane W. Bolze, Hash, Cantor & Tomanek by John M. Tomanek, Phoenix, for appellee and cross-appellant.

OPINION

OGG, Judge.

There are four basic issues for determination in this appeal.

1. Was the service of process on the Arizona resident legally sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon the New Mexico court to modify a prior New Mexico divorce decree? 2. Did the Arizona trial judge abuse his discretion in modifying the New Mexico divorce decree by changing the custody of the children from the mother to the father?

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