Carson v. Carson

This is a proceeding brought by a father under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), ORS 109.700-109.930, to modify a California child custody decree awarding custody to the mother. The trial court declined to exercise jurisdiction and father appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court, 29 Or App 861, 565 P2d 763 (1977), and this court granted review because it considered the opinion of the Court of Appeals misconstrued the UCCJA and this court’s opinion in Settle and Settle, 276 Or 759, 766-67, 556 P2d 962 (1976) when it held that the California court had…