In re the Marriage of Jones

Mother appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to hold father in contempt and its allowance of father’s motion to modify an original custody award to give him custody of the parties’ son. We reverse.

The marriage of the couple was dissolved in March, 1980. The decree stated that mother

“* * * shall not change her residence or that of the minor children from the greater Portland, Oregon area without prior order of the court herein being first obtained upon prior notice to [father].”

On November 17, 1980, father and mother entered into a stipulated order that allowed mother to change the…