Legal Opinion
Pickler v. Pickler
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 18, 1971No. 1103-1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
This is a divorce action, in which a California court awarded custody of two children living with their father, a Washington resident, to their mother who was domiciled in California. The Whatcom County Superior Court found the California court had no personal jurisdiction over the father; however, the court ordered transfer of custody of the children to the mother in California. We granted certiorari to review the order to transfer custody.
The issue presented is whether a Washington court must recognize a foreign award of custody when one parent and the children in question are not…
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