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IN RE MILLER

No. 43830.

86 Wn.2d 712 (1976)

548 P.2d 542

In the Matter of the Custody of JOSEPH KALEY MILLER, ET AL. JOSEPHINE ANN MOSES, Petitioner, v. GILBERT JAMES MILLER, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Jarrett and Roger Coombs of Spokane County Legal Services, for petitioner.

John D. MacDougall, Prosecuting Attorney, and Andrew C. Braff, Deputy, for respondent.

Lewis H. Orland, amicus curiae.

This opinion was prepared by the late Justice Robert C. Finley. It is adopted by the undersigned Justices as the opinion of this Court.

In this matter, the issue is whether it was error for the Superior Court for Stevens County to deny permanent custody to the mother of four minor children solely on the ground that the court lacked in personam jurisdiction over the nonresident father of the children.

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