Legal Opinion
State in Interest of WD v. Drake
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided March 8, 1989No. 870578-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge:
On November 18, 1987, the juvenile court dismissed a pending state petition ruling that California was the more appropriate and convenient forum to determine custody of W.D. The natural parents of W.D. appeal the dismissal. We affirm.
FACTS
Prior to W.D.’s birth, Christine Drake and William Mick, W.D.’s natural parents, lived together in San Francisco, California. Drake had previously given birth to another child, I.D., in 1984, but California authorities had taken her into protective custody. Drake and Mick sought the return of the child so the California authorities, over a…
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