State Ex Rel. Campbell v. Superior Court

Chapter 50 of the Laws of 1949, known as the family court act, became effective on June 9, 1949. On that date, there was pending in the superior court for King county an action for divorce wherein Rubye Campbell was plaintiff and T. Alan Campbell was defendant, which involved the issues as to custody of the two minor children of the parties. The trial date, July 6, 1949, had been set for this case when, on June 29, 1949, the defendant, the relator here, filed a petition for the transfer of the cause to the family court, in accordance with § 10 of the family court act.

We quote herewith § § 9…