Marriage of Settle

These cases involve a dispute between a mother and a father over the custody of their two minor children. The trial court granted custody to the mother and upon appeal the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and gave custody to the father. 25 Or App 579,550 P2d 445 (1976). We granted review to determine whether the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act adopted by the 1973 Legislative Session 1 necessitates a result which would appear to be inconsistent with our last opinion on the subject, Hawkins v. Hawkins, 264 Or 221, 504 P2d 709 (1972).

Father and mother were married in Elkhart,…