Tuft v. Tuft

OPINION

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

The Juvenile District Court of Sanpete County, Utah, on December 27, 1966, awarded the temporary custody of the minors involved herein to the State Department of Public Welfare of the State of Utah.

Thereafter, on September 10, 1969, and without the consent of the Department of Public Welfare or the Juvenile District Judge, the appellants brought the children to San Juan County, New Mexico, where they filed this suit for their custody. Pending a disposition of appellants’ petition in New Mexico, the Sanpete County District Court conducted a hearing on appellee’s…