Tuttle v. Henderson

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of her petition to modify a California custody decree.

The parties were divorced in California on August 4, 1976. Pursuant to the terms of the decree plaintiff was awarded custody of the two minor children. 1 Since the divorce decree was entered, there have been numerous disputes concerning custody and visitation rights, many of which are not pertinent to this appeal.

On April 15, 1979, defendant petitioned the California court to modify the custody provisions of the decree. Also, in April, 1979, plaintiff and the children moved from California to…