SMITH v. SMITH

No. 20419.

726 P.2d 423 (1986)

Dianna Lynn SMITH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dale Peter SMITH, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.L. Dart, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Gordon J. Low, Larry E. Jones, Logan, for defendant and respondent.


STEWART, Justice:

On this appeal, Dianna Lynn Smith challenges a trial court decision awarding her ex-husband, Dale Peter Smith, custody of their three-year-old adopted child. We remand the case for the purpose of having the district court enter more specific and complete written findings of fact with respect to the best interests of the child.

I.

Dianna and Dale Smith were married June 17, 1980. They adopted a daughter on February 6, 1982. Dianna...

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