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FORD v. FORD

No. 63.

371 U.S. 187 (1962)

83 S.Ct. 273

9 L.Ed.2d 240

FORD v. FORD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Francis Marion argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was O. G. Calhoun.

Wesley M. Walker argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were John S. Davenport III and Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a controversy between a husband and wife over the custody of their three young children which raises questions under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.1 Their first litigation was in 1959 when the husband filed in the Richmond Virginia Law and Equity Court a petition for habeas corpus alleging that the...

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