Legal Opinion

In re the Marriage of Morton

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided August 3, 1981No. 14,686-E, CA 19188PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJoseph, C. J.

Father appeals from the trial court’s refusal to award him custody of two minor children. He contends that mother’s wilful refusal to abide by the terms of a visitation order was designed to alienate the children from him and that that, together with the fact of his remarriage and establishment of a new home, constitutes a sufficient change of circumstances to justify a change of custody. We affirm.

The original decree in November, 1977, awarded custody of the parties’ two minor children, boys seven and four years old respectively, to mother. With respect to visitation, it provided only that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of McCoyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
  2. In Re the Dissolution of the Marriage of GreisamerOregon Supreme Court · 1976
  3. MacKey v. MacKeyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
  4. Matter of Marriage of BirgeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
  5. In re the Marriage of HansenCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of KirkpatrickCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2012
  2. Matter of Marriage of HeubergerCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1998
  3. in re the Marriage of SmithCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983

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