Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Leonard
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 11, 1981No. Civ. 49987PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BARRY-DEAL, J.
Donna Leonard, a nonresident of California, appeals from the order denying her motion to quash service of summons for lack of jurisdiction and from the order granting custody of their child to her former husband, Michael Leonard. She contends that in personam jurisdiction over her is a prerequisite to the court’s rendition of an order modifying the initial Georgia child custody order and that the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) 1 does not dispense with the due process requirement of personal jurisdiction. In the alternative, she seeks dismissal of the child…
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