Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Steiner
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 9, 1979No. Civ. 3400PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
Ricky Anthony Steiner (Husband) appeals from an order of the superior court dated March 11, 1977, dismissing his petition to modify a Colorado custody modification decree, 1 which in turn modified an earlier California custody decree. The stated ground for the dismissal is that the California court lacked jurisdiction. The cause involves the application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (the Act) which has been adopted by both Colorado and California (Civ. Code, §§ 5150-5174; Colo. Rev. Stat., §§ 14-13-101 to 14-13-126).
The matter was tried upon an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Armstrong v. ArmstrongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Smith v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Neal v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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