Legal Opinion

Custody and Parenting of B.C.B.W.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 2008No. DA 07-0272PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gray

¶1 J.W. (Mother) appeals from an order of the Fifth Judicial District Court, Beaverhead County, transferring venue in this custody and parenting plan case to Gallatin County, the home county of J.M.B. (Father). We reverse and remand with instructions.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in transferring venue to Gallatin County.

BACKGROUND

¶3 Mother and Father are the parents of B.C.B.W. (Daughter), who was bom in 2002 and was four years old at the time the underlying case commenced. The parents never married, and Mother and Daughter lived in Billings, Yellowstone County,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marriage of Stoneman v. DrollingerMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Ford v. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & ParksMontana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Circle S Seeds of Montana, Inc. v. Montana Merchandising, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Seifert v. GehleMontana Supreme Court · 1958

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hovland v. SaylorMontana Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Parenting of C.M.R.Montana Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Ramberg v. MasseyMontana Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Parenting of SCBMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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