Legal Opinion
State in Interest of WD v. Drake
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided March 8, 1989No. 870578-CAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
770 P.2d 1011 (1989)
STATE of Utah In the Interest of W.D.,
v.
Christine DRAKE, Appellant.
No. 870578-CA.
Court of Appeals of Utah.
March 8, 1989.
Bruce Plenk, Jeffrey Burkhardt, Salt Lake City, for appellant.
R. Paul Van Dam, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for respondent.
Before DAVIDSON, GARFF and ORME, JJ.
DAVIDSON, Judge:
On November 18, 1987, the juvenile court dismissed a pending state petition ruling that California was the more appropriate and convenient forum to determine custody of W.D. The natural parents of W.D. appeal the dismissal. We affirm.
FACTS
Prior to W.D.'s birth, Christine Drake…
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- Rexford v. RexfordAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Brokus v. BrokusIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Peterson v. PetersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. AvingerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
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