Legal Opinion

Hafer v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 16, 1981No. Civ. 26034PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROWN (Gerald), P. J.

In this child custody modification proceeding the mother Julia Sandra Fields has, in our opinion, improperly sought the assistance of the San Diego Superior Court to change physical custody to herself after the children have lived more than three years with their father, Earl L. Hafer, Jr., in Idaho.

The original dissolution decree from the San Diego Superior Court dated September 27, 1977, gave the parents joint legal custody of the two girls, now aged seven and nine, with physical custody to Earl and visitation rights to Julia. The children have lived with Earl in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of CarneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Clark v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  3. Schlumpf v. Superior Court of Trinity CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. In Re Marriage of SteinerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. Shibley v. Superior Court of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. S.B. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Plas v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. People v. NewsomeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. J.D.S. v. FranksArizona Supreme Court · 1995

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