In Re the Marriage of Lance

The Fourth Judicial District Court, County of Missoula, dismissed a custody modification petition and motion for placement of children in a foster home for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The petitioner below, John Fesler Lance, appeals. We affirm the decision of the District Court.

The marriage of Dale Ellys Lance (now Willavize) and John Fesler Lance, the father and appellant, was dissolved by decree in the Fourth Judicial District on March 29, 1979. Custody of the minor children of the marriage, Bradley and Christina, was awarded to Dale Lance, the mother and respondent. In late June…