MURPHY v. MURPHY

No. 12683.

631 P.2d 307 (1981)

96 N.M. 401

Tomey Jean MURPHY, aka Tomey Jean Swan, Petitioner-Appellee, v. William James MURPHY, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Standley, Santa Fe, Georgina Landman, Tulsa, Okl., for respondent-appellant.

Sigmund L. Bloom, Albuquerque, for petitioner-appellee.


OPINION

RIORDAN, Justice.

William Murphy (respondent) appeals from the trial court's order entered after a contempt proceeding was instituted by Tomey Jean Murphy (petitioner). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court had jurisdiction to conduct a contempt proceeding; (2) whether an Oklahoma divorce decree involving the parties is entitled to full faith and credit; (3) whether the trial court had...

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