SHERWOOD v. SHERWOOD

No. 33543.

48 Wn.2d 128 (1955)

291 P.2d 674

BYRNE N. SHERWOOD, Plaintiff and Relator, v. DOROTHY B. SHERWOOD, Defendant, THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR KING COUNTY, William G. Long, Judge, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

December 22, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Kinnear and John W. Riley, for relator.

Riddell, Riddell & Williams, for defendant.


ROSELLINI, J.

This case raises the question: Does a court which has once entered a valid divorce decree awarding custody of a child, have jurisdiction to modify that decree after the child has been removed to another state and has acquired a new residence and domicile?

On November 30, 1954, the plaintiff, Byrne N. Sherwood, obtained a divorce from the defendant, Dorothy B. Sherwood. The court found that both parents were fit and proper persons to have custody...

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