In Re the Marriage of Irwin

Robert Joseph Irwin appeals from a July 13, 1992, order of the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, in which the court reaffirmed its decision that Montana is an inconvenient forum for child custody determinations pursuant to § 40-7-108, MCA, and stayed further proceedings for 30 days to allow Kelly Irwin to move a California court to assume jurisdiction over this matter. We affirm.

The sole issue for our consideration is whether the District Court abused its discretion when it concluded that, in this instance, Montana is an inconvenient forum for a child custody…