Plas v. Superior Court

Opinion

PUGLIA, P. J.

This is a child custody dispute arising under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (9 West’s U.Laws Ann. (1979) p. 116 et seq.; Cal. Civ. Code, §§ 5150-5174, Stats. 1973, ch. 693, eff. Jan. 1, 1974). Respondent court and a court in France have issued conflicting temporary custody orders.

The instant petition for writ of mandate and prohibition raises the issue whether the trial court correctly found it had subject matter jurisdiction to determine the issue of custody. We shall conclude the court did not have jurisdiction. Moreover, even had there been jurisdiction,…