May v. Anderson

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1953-05-18

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Mr. Justice Burton delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented is whether, in a habeas corpus proceeding attacking the right of a mother to retain possession of her minor children, an Ohio court must give full faith and credit to a Wisconsin decree awarding custody of the children to their father when that decree is obtained by the father in an ex parte divorce action in <…

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