Marriage of Snow v. Snow

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

Appellant Charles Snow appeals from a trial court order which assumed jurisdiction to modify a South Dakota custody decree under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), Minn.Stat. ch. 518A. Charles claims the trial court does not have jurisdiction under the UCCJA. Respondent Wynnie Snow asserts the trial court’s order assuming jurisdiction is nonappealable. We affirm.

FACTS

The parties were married January 30, 1975. They have two children: Courtney Ann Snow and Malin Francis Snow. In March 1982, respondent initiated divorce proceedings in South Dakota.…