Legal Opinion

In re the Marriage of Littlefield

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 7, 1997No. 64471-3PublishedCited by 299 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.

— The issue in this appeal is whether a trial court entering an initial parenting plan has authority to order the primary residential parent of a child to live in a particular geographic area in order to facilitate frequent contact between the child and the other parent. We hold that under the Parenting Act of 1987, Laws of 1987, ch. 460, a trial court has no such authority. We also hold that a trial court is not bound by parenting plan provisions contained in a prenuptial agreement. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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This action concerns the postdissolution parenting of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Weiss v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. De Burgh v. De BurghCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  3. In Re the Marriage of KovacsWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Auge v. AugeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  5. State v. RundquistCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995

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3Cited by299 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of LittlefieldWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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