Smith v. Smith

The father filed a petition under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, ORS 109.700 to 109.930, asking the Oregon court to exercise jurisdiction over the custody of the two children of the marriage of the parties, modify a 1969 Oklahoma dissolution decree which awarded custody to the mother, award custody of the children to father, and terminate his child support obligation. Both children are presently living in Oregon with the father: the 12-year-old son since May, 1976, and the 13 1/2-year-old daughter since April, 1977.

The mother, an Oklahoma resident, filed a motion to dismiss,…