Williams v. Zacher

The father appeals the trial court’s dismissal under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, ORS 109.700 to 109.930, of his petition for custody of his four-year-old-son. There was no hearing. The trial court’s order was based upon information taken from the pleadings and affidavits supplied by the parties. The relevant facts that we are able to discern from this sparse record are as follows:

The father and mother were married in 1973, which was also the year of the child’s birth. The child was bom in Denver, Colorado, and the parties lived in Denver until August, 1975. At that time they…