Fatemi v. Fatemi

BECK, Judge:

Appellant mother challenges the lower court’s denial of: (1) her petition for custody of her sons; (2) her petition for more liberal partial custody, and (3) her petition for partial custody privileges in the presence of male companions. With one modification, we affirm.

Appellant Linda Fatemi (“mother”) and her divorced husband, appellee Jalal Fatemi (“father”), have two sons: Kevin born in 1975, and Curt in 1977. The parties separated early in 1980. The mother retained custody of the two children.

In April 1980 the father went to Iran to be with his family and took the children…