Legal Opinion
Application of Caldwell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 16, 1974No. 46744PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
This is a case involving custody of a four year old boy. The case arose in proceeding for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to enforce a California Decree which awarded the child to its father.
The parties had a great deal of marital difficulty beginning with a divorce proceeding first filed in November, 1971 in California. There were several instances when the mother had left the father, taking the child with her, and the father found them and took the child from the mother by force.
These incidents continued all during the time that the divorce was pending in the courts of California.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rankin v. FerriterWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- In Re the Adoption of GreerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Heide v. KiskaddonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Wilkerson v. DavilaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Brooks v. BaltzSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Ingles v. HodgesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Duncan v. SeaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Hinton v. SearlesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Geesbreght v. GeesbreghtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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