Family Law Case Summary – V.L. v. E.L.

On behalf of Furr & Cohen, P.A. posted in News on Friday, May 6, 2016.

In an appeal of an Alabama state court’s refusal to enforce a Georgia court’s final judgment of adoption and grant petitioner custody or visitation rights, the Alabama court’s decision is reversed where the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution does require the Alabama courts to respect the Georgia judgment.