WENZ v. SCHWARTZE

No. 14228.

598 P.2d 1086 (1979)

Emil WENZ et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Diane SCHWARTZE et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 1, 1979.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Emmons, Baillie & Walsh, James R. Walsh, argued, Great Falls, for defendants and appellants.

Marra, Wenz, Iwen & Johnson, Joseph Marra argued and Warren Wenz argued, Great Falls, for plaintiffs and respondents.

Carroll Blend argued, Great Falls, for minor child.


DALY, Justice.

The District Court of Pondera County terminated the parental rights of a father and mother, both residents of California, and granted custody of their daughter to her aunt and uncle, residents of Montana. The father appeals.

The subject of this appeal is a minor child who was born in California in 1969. Her parents separated some eighteen months after her birth and obtained a final dissolution of marriage on January 13, 1972. The Los Angeles...

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