Youmans v. Youmans

Marshall, Justice.

This is an interstate child-custody dispute, which has a typically complex set of facts:

The appellant Vernon T. Youmans and the appellee Vickie F. Youmans were married in 1973, and they became residents of the State of Washington in 1977. On April 16,1979, the appellant filed a petition in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Pierce County, seeking a dissolution of the parties’ marriage and custody of their three-year-old child. The appellee was personally served with a copy of the petition, and a temporary restraining order was issued prohibiting her from…