Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Tatum
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1982No. 81CA1110PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Judge.
In this child custody action, Dennis James Tatum (husband) appeals the trial court’s orders declining to exercise jurisdiction and awarding costs and attorney fees to Norma Joanne Lamantia-Tatum (wife). We affirm.
The following facts are undisputed. The parties were married in Colorado. After a lengthy stay in Europe, they and their child moved to Georgia in 1978. They separated in December 1980, and wife took custody of the child. On March 3, 1981, wife filed an action in Columbia County, Georgia, seeking a divorce, child custody, and other relief. A settlement agreement…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Swan v. ZwahlenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- In Re Custody of ThomasColorado Court of Appeals · 1975
- Cole v. KyleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Saucerman v. SaucermanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
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