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STATE IN INTEREST OF W.D. v. DRAKE

No. 870578-CA.

770 P.2d 1011 (1989)

STATE of Utah In the Interest of W.D., v. Christine DRAKE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

March 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Plenk, Jeffrey Burkhardt, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for respondent.

Before DAVIDSON, GARFF and ORME, JJ.

DAVIDSON, Judge:

On November 18, 1987, the juvenile court dismissed a pending state petition ruling that California was the more appropriate and convenient forum to determine custody of W.D. The natural parents of W.D. appeal the dismissal. We affirm.

FACTS

Prior to W.D.'s birth, Christine Drake and William Mick, W.D.'s natural parents, lived together in San Francisco, California. Drake had previously given birth to another child, I.D., in 1984,...

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