Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Nickerson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 18, 1979No. 3106-3PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRoe, J.
Lori and Dave Ellis were married in Missouri in 1963 and have three children, born in 1967, 1969, and 1971, respectively. In June 1973, a Missouri divorce court having jurisdiction over the parties granted a default divorce and awarded custody of the children to the mother. In October 1973, the Missouri court modified the divorce decree in regard to visitation and support, but not as to custody of the children.
Beginning in 1974, the ex-wife and three children moved from state to state, settling in Colorado in June 1975. Eight months later, she was personally served at her residence in…
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- Brauch v. ShawSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981