DOWHANIK v. DOWHANIK

No. 78-5436; CA 14711.

602 P.2d 1127 (1979)

43 Or.App. 379

Pauline G. DOWHANIK, Respondent, v. Marvin DOWHANIK, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J.R. Shepard, Lane County Legal Aid Service, Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

No appearance for respondent.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

This is a proceeding brought under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, ORS 109.700 to 109.930. The father filed a petition asking the Oregon court to exercise its jurisdiction, and to modify the 1973 North Dakota decree, which dissolved the parties' marriage, by changing the custody of one of the children of the parties from the mother to the father. The trial court "declined" jurisdiction. The father appeals. We reverse and remand...

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