In Re the Custody of C.S.F.

The custody of CSF, a minor child, has been the subject of proceedings in the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, since 1982. The father resides in California and the mother in Montana.

The first order of the District Court pertaining to custody was a temporary one, entered January 14, 1983. Joint custody was awarded with the provision that the child should reside with the mother, subject to a visitation schedule for the father, set out in the temporary order. On August 20,1984, the father and mother entered into a joint custody agreement which was filed in the District…