In re the Marriage of Woody

Mother and father were divorced in 1983. The judgment incorporated an agreement which granted custody of their child to mother and provided extensive visitation rights for father. It also provided:

“Neither party shall move from the State of Oregon for a period greater than thirty days without notifying the other and making arrangements for continued visitation or obtaining approval from the court.”

In May, 1984, mother and the child moved to California without any notification to father. That precipitated his motion to modify the judgment, requesting either a change of custody or four months’…