Legal Opinion
Peery v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 1985No. D003580PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LEWIS, J.
Petitioner Steven Wesley Peery, Sr., father of the minor child Steven, Jr., born November 13, 1979, whose custody is in issue, seeks a peremptory writ of mandate to compel the trial court to relinquish jurisdiction, to enforce a Louisiana custody decree, and to order the immediate return of the minor child to his father.
The trial court assumed jurisdiction over the custody matter at the request of the mother, real party Maria Leticia Peery, based on its conclusion the Louisiana court did not have custodial jurisdiction in this matter because when it assumed jurisdiction, a San…
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