Tettis v. Boyum

HESTER, Judge:

Presently before us is a custody dispute which raises questions relating to jurisdiction and statutory interpretation. The father is appellant herein, the lower court having granted custody of the couple’s two minor children to appellee, the natural mother.

As in all custody cases, a recital of this particular family’s background is necessary in order to evaluate the issues raised herein. The parties were married while both were members of the military forces. Two children were born to them, a daughter named Jimmie Tettis on January 28, 1977, and a son, Peter J. Boyum, on January…