LEMMON, Justice.
The sole issue at this stage of the child custody contest between the mother and the parents of the deceased father (who had been awarded custody when he obtained a divorce from the mother) is the correctness of the judgment overruling an exception to the jurisdiction of the district court in St. Tammany Parish. The decision turns on the application of R.S. 13:1700 et seq., the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Law, enacted in 1978.
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