Hammond v. Hammond

The mother of two minor children obtained a decree of divorce in the state of Idaho. The summons and complaint in that action were served upon the father personally in the state of Washington, but he made no appearance and was adjudged to be in default. The decree awarded custody of the children to the mother, and, a short time after it was entered, the father took the children from Idaho to his parents’ home in Washington and refuses to deliver them to her. She brought this habeas corpus proceeding to regain their custody, relying upon the provision of the Idaho decree. The trial court…