Betts v. Betts

Defendant Rita A. Betts, now Rita A. Caporale, appeals from a judgment modifying a California divorce decree which had awarded her custody of the children of the parties. In modifying the divorce decree the trial court awarded custody of the 5-year-old daughter, Tracey Lynn, now the sole child of the parties, to plaintiff Michael E. Betts.

The mother’s assignments of error raise three contentions:(1) The superior court of this state did not have jurisdiction to modify the California divorce decree.(2) Out-of-court statements of the child, relied on by the trial court, were inadmissible because…