Legal Opinion

Clark v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 14, 1977No. Civ. 41382PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

On the petition of the former Norma Clark (now Norma J. Games), the mother of Tanya L. Clark and the respondent in the original divorce proceedings pending below, we issued an alternative writ of mandate to determine whether proceedings, arising out of the request of the child’s father for an order changing the custody of the child from the mother to him, should be quashed or dismissed under the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (Civ. Code, § 5150 et seq.) because of the nonresidence of the mother and the child.

The mother contends that under the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sampsell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Fry v. BallSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  3. Ferreira v. FerreiraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Brooks v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1975
  5. Forslund v. ForslundCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Kumar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Clark v. ClarkIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Schlumpf v. Superior Court of Trinity CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. Paolino v. PaolinoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
  5. In Re Marriage of Ben-YehoshuaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979

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