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IN RE MARRIAGE OF VERBIN

No. 45302.

92 Wn.2d 171 (1979)

595 P.2d 905

In the Matter of the Marriage of PATRICIA R. VERBIN, Respondent, and ARTHUR P. VERBIN, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale B. Sawyer and Sawyer & Foshaug, Inc., P.S., for appellant.

David L. Shorett and Chambers, Marston, Hodgins, Shorett, Young & Gillingham, for respondent.

HOROWITZ, J.

This interstate child custody dispute raises questions regarding the circumstances under which a Washington court must decline jurisdiction in favor of proceedings underway in another state, or must enforce the custody decree entered in those foreign proceedings. The factor which is unique in this case is that although the final decree of the foreign state was entered before Washington concluded its proceeding...

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