Legal Opinion

Sanderson v. Sanderson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1981No. 80-301PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison

Husband appeals from an order of the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District denying his petition for specification of his visitation rights. The single issue presented is whether the District Court abused its' discretion in refusing to specify appellant’s right of visitation. We find that it did.

The controlling statute in this matter is section 40-4-217, MCA, which reads in part:

“(1) A parent not granted custody of the child is entitled to reasonable visitation rights unless the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would endanger seriously the child’s physical, mental, moral,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rivard v. RivardWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Winn v. WinnMontana Supreme Court · 1980

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of DirnbergerMontana Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Marriage of Meyer v. MeyerMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Marriage of Alpert HammerlineMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. In Re the Custody of Ericka M.Montana Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Romo v. HickokMontana Supreme Court · 1994

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