Legal Opinion

Woodhouse v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 18, 1978No. 28304PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley

This is an original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21, in which petitioner seeks an order prohibiting the Adams County District Court from proceeding in excess of its jurisdiction. We issued a rule to show cause, which we now make absolute.

Petitioner and Richard Harold Heath were divorced in England on July 11, 1974. The divorce decree granted petitioner custody of the two children of the marriage. Mr. Heath was granted “reasonable access” to the children. He moved to the United States in 1974, and both parties have since remarried. The petitioner continues to live in England.

In July of 1977,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fry v. BallSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  2. Young v. DISTRICT COURT OF CTY. OF BOULDERSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Roberts v. District Court of Larimer Cty.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  2. McCormack v. LemondIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. E.P. v. District Court of Garfield CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  4. Kraft v. DISTRICT CT. IN AND FOR CITY, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984

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