THOMA v. THOMA

No. 15930.

934 P.2d 1066 (1996)

123 N.M. 137

Cynthia THOMA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joseph E. THOMA, Sr., Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied February 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Wainwright, Paul S. Wainwright, P.A., Albuquerque, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William A. L'Esperance, Albuquerque, for Respondent-Appellee.


OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

1. This case illustrates the tension between the rule allowing collateral attack on a judgment entered without jurisdiction and the rule requiring that matters litigated to conclusion are entitled to be considered finally settled between the parties. Wife appeals from the district court's order determining that an Oklahoma divorce decree and subsequent judgments were void for lack of personal jurisdiction. As a result of that...

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