Legal Opinion
Williams v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 26, 2001No. B145636PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
In this family law move-away case, the court permitted two of four children to move away. As we shall explain, a family law court may enter an order which has the effect of separating siblings only when compelling circumstances dictate that such separation is in the children’s best interest.
Christopher Brett Williams (Father) and Jamia Sue Williams (Mother) dissolved their marriage and agreed to a joint custody arrangement for their four minor children, ranging in age from 10 to 3 years. Mother remarried and moved from Santa Barbara to Utah. She requested that the parties’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Arons v. AronsSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Edlund v. HalesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Brown v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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3Cited by16 opinions
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