In re the Marriage of Boss

Father appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for unlimited marital separation. The judgment was based on mother’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), ORS 109.700 to ORS 109.930,1 and, alternatively, on the parties stipulation to dismiss the action. We reverse and remand.

The parties married in 1992 in Connecticut. Their two children were born in 1993 and 1995, respectively. Mother and the children moved to Oregon in May 1997, and father joined them in September. In May 1999, mother took the children to New Hampshire,…