Lofts v. Superior Court

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

By this special action the petitioner seeks to set aside the order of the respondent judge denying full faith and credit to an order of the Superior Court of the State of Washington granting petitioner permanent custody of his minor children.

We accepted jurisdiction of the special action to resolve the issue of conflicting custody orders entered in the State of Washington and this state. We now vacate the order of the respondent judge and give full faith and credit to the custody order entered by the superior court in the State of Washington.

The somewhat complex…