Legal Opinion

G.S. v. Ewing

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided January 16, 1990No. 74261Published

1Opinion of the Court

786 P.2d 65 (1990)

G.S., formerly B., Petitioner,

v.

Honorable Noah EWING, Judge of the District Court of McClain County, 21st Judicial District, and C.B., Respondents.

No. 74261.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 16, 1990.

John R. Long, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

Charles N. Gray, Purcell, for respondents.

KAUGER, Justice.

The two issues presented are: 1) whether an Oklahoma court, having rendered the original divorce decree, has jurisdiction to modify custody if the non-custodial parent resides in Oklahoma, but Oklahoma is not the child's "home state" within the meaning of 10 O.S. 1981 § 1604;[1]…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Chamberlin v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
  3. Gary McDougald Cross-Appellant v. Vivian L. Jenson, Cross-Appellee, Clarence Ehli, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Kumar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Fry v. BallSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975

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