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No. 14784 I N THE SUPREME COURT O THE STATE O M N A A F F OTN 1979 I N RE THE APPLICATION O F W L AND JUDE PIERCE. AT Appeal from: D i s t r i c t Court of t h e Tenth J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t , Honorable LeRoy L. McKinnon, J u d g e p r e s i d i n g . Counsel o f Record: For Appellant: B e r g e r , Anderson, S i n c l a i r and Murphy, B i l l i n g s , Montana James S i n c l a i r a r g u e d , B i l l i n g s , Montana F o r Respondent: B r a d l e y P a r r i s h a r g u e d , Lewistown, Montana Submitted: Decided: Filed: 7 - y C j 2 5 : ~ - d September 2 5 , 1979 OCT 2 5 1978 J u s t i c e John Conway H a r r i s o n d e l i v e r e d t h e Opinion of t h e Court. Mr. W a l t and J u d y P i e r c e , p a r e n t s of K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s P i e r c e , p e t i t i o n e d t h i s C o u r t f o r a w r i t of s u p e r v i s o r y c o n t r o l o r o t h e r appropriate w r i t t o secure t h e custody of Katherine. W e deny t h e r e l i e f r e q u e s t e d . On November 29, 1978, K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s P i e r c e p e t i t i o n e d t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t of t h e T e n t h J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t , County of F e r g u s , under t h e p r o v i s i o n of s e c t i o n 41-5-921, MCA, t o p l a c e h e r w i t h h e r m a t e r n a l g r a n d p a r e n t s , Burton T. and F r a n c e s E. R a w , a t G a r n e i l l , Montana. H e r petition n o t e d t h a t on November 20, 1978, s h e r a n away from h e r p a r e n t a l home i n Powell, Wyoming. I t a l l e g e d t h a t s h e had s u f f e r e d p h y s i c a l and m e n t a l a b u s e from h e r p a r e n t s o v e r a p e r i o d o f y e a r s , and t h a t s h e d e s i r e d t o be p l a c e d i n t h e c u s t o d y of h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s . on December 2 0 , 1978. The c a u s e was s e t f o r h e a r i n g Bradley P a r r i s h , counsel f o r Katherine F r a n c e s , s e n t a n o t i c e of t h e h e a r i n g t o M r . P i e r c e a t Powell, Wyoming. 1978, which M r . and M r s . Walter Hearing w a s h e l d on December 20, and M r s . P i e r c e d i d n o t a t t e n d on a d v i c e o f c o u n s e l , wherein t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t found i t had j u r i s d i c t i o n under t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f s e c t i o n 41-5-921, MCA, and p l a c e d K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s i n t h e c u s t o d y of h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s i n l i e u o f p l a c i n g h e r i n a d i s t r i c t g u i d a n c e home. P e t i t i o n e r s , Walt and Judy P i e r c e , p e t i t i o n e d t h e J u v e n i l e C o u r t , P a r k County, Wyoming, f o r a n o r d e r g i v i n g them c u s t o d y of K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s , under t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact on J u v e n i l e s . I n t h e i r p e t i t i o n they alleged t h a t Judy had r u n away from home, t h a t s h e was w i t h h e r grandp a r e n t s , t h e R a w s , and t h a t i t was i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s and p r o t e c t i o n o f K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s t h a t s h e be r e t u r n e d t o t h e l e g a l custody of her parents. The p e t i t i o n r e q u e s t e d t h a t a n o r d e r b e i s s u e d d i r e c t i n g any p e a c e o f f i c e r o r a p p r o p r i a t e p e r s o n i n Montana t o t a k e K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s i n t o c u s t o d y and d e t a i n h e r . Such a n o r d e r and r e q u i s i t i o n was i s s u e d by t h e Wyoming c o u r t on December 1 8 , 1978. However, b e c a u s e t h e y had t o be p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h s t a t e o f f i c e s i n H e l e n a , Montana, t h e o r d e r and r e q u i s i t i o n d i d n o t r e a c h F e r g u s County, Montana, u n t i l sometime i n J a n u a r y . Upon r e c e i p t o f t h e o r d e r and r e q u i s i t i o n from Wyoming, t h e Honorable LeRoy L. McKinnon s e t a h e a r i n g d a t e f o r J a n u a r y 25, 1979. A t t h a t hearing a l l i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s appeared with counsel. Testimony w a s g i v e n by b o t h p e t i - t i o n e r s , by t h e g r a n d p a r e n t s , by K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s , by S h e r r y P i e r c e , K a t h e r i n e ' s s i s t e r , and by Susan B r i g g s . Counsel w e r e g i v e n t i m e t o s u b m i t b r i e f s t o t h e c o u r t , and o n March 28, 1979, t h e c o u r t i s s u e d i t s f i n d i n g s o f f a c t , c o n c l u s i o n s o f l a w and o r d e r , d e n y i n g t h e r e q u i s i t i o n from t h e S t a t e o f Wyoming. The f i n d i n g s o f f a c t and c o n c l u s i o n s of l a w s t a t e d : "1. T h a t on t h e 3 0 t h d a y o f November, 1978, t h e s a i d Katherine Frances P i e r c e f i l e d a p e t i t i o n h e r e i n under S e c t i o n 10-1247, R.C.M. 1947 a s asking t o amended, now S e c t i o n 41-5-921 M.C.A., b e p l a c e d i n t h e c u s t o d y of h e r m a t e r n a l grandp a r e n t s i n l i e u o f a D i s t r i c t Youth Guidance Home. T h a t h e a r i n g t h e r e o n came on r e g u l a r l y December 20, 1978; t h a t o r d e r t h e r e o n i s s u e d December 27, 1978, p l a c i n g s a i d y o u t h i n t h e c u s t o d y o f h e r m a t e r n a l g r a n d p a r e n t s , B u r t o n T. and F r a n c e s E . Raw, o f G a r n e i l l , Montana. "2. T h a t o n t h e 2 5 t h d a y o f J a n u a r y , 1979, h e a r i n g came o n r e g u l a r l y on Order and R e q u i s i t i o n from County o f P a r k , S t a t e o f Wyoming, which app a r e n t l y came i n t o t h e J u v e n i l e Department, and had n o t been f i l e d w i t h t h e C l e r k o f C o u r t . " 3 . T h a t t h e p a r e n t s o f s a i d y o u t h a p p e a r e d and t e s t i f i e d t h a t s a i d y o u t h h a s p r o b l e m s , and t h a t t h e y have made a r r a n g e m e n t s t o p l a c e h e r i n a n They f u r t h e r t e s t i f i e d t h a t t h e y institution. had n o t i c e o f t h e h e a r i n g on t h e p e t i t i o n of s a i d y o u t h , b u t b e i n g a d v i s e d t h a t t h e y had n o t been p r o p e r l y s e r v e d , t h e y e l e c t e d n o t t o a t t e n d s a i d hearing. "4. That t h e maternal grandparents t e s t i f i e d t h a t t h e y have no i n d i c a t i o n o f any problem; t h a t they g e t along w e l l with s a i d youth; t h a t s a i d y o u t h t a k e s c a r e o f h e r own room and h e l p s h e r grandmother p r e p a r e meals and d o up d i s h e s ; t h a t s a i d y o u t h i s e n r o l l e d i n h i g h s c h o o l a t Moore, Montana, and i s e a r n i n g A ' s and B ' s ; t h a t t h e s a i d s c h o o l t e a c h e r s i n d i c a t e no problem w h a t e v e r , t h a t s a i d youth i s doing very w e l l . T h a t an a u n t o f s a i d y o u t h who l i v e s i n a s e p a r a t e home on t h e s a m e farmstead with t h e grandparents t e s t i f i e d t o t h e same e f f e c t a s t h e g r a n d p a r e n t s . "5. S a i d y o u t h t e s t i f i e d t h a t t h e r e i s no l o v e i n h e r p a r e n t a l home; t h a t s h e was a n unwanted c h i l d ; t h a t s h e h a s c o n s t a n t l y been t h r e a t e n e d w i t h i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z a t i o n ; t h a t s h e h a s been t o l d t h a t t h e minute she i s eighteen, s h e ' s o u t of t h e house. T h a t t h e r e i s l o v e and c a r i n g i n h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s home, t h a t s h e i s a c c e p t e d t h e r e , and t h a t s h e wants t o s t a y t h e r e . "From t h e f o r e g o i n g f a c t s , t h e C o u r t draws t h e f o l l o w i n g CONCLUSIONS O F LAW "1. T h a t t h e s a i d K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s P i e r c e h a s no s u p p o r t t o e n a b l e h e r t o p r e s e n t h e r s i t u a t i o n t o a C o u r t i n t h e S t a t e of Wyoming. "2. T h a t i t i s n o t i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t of t h e s a i d y o u t h t o b e r e t u r n e d t o t h e S t a t e o f Wyoming. " 3 . T h a t t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f s a i d y o u t h , and of s o c i e t y a t l a r g e would be s e r v e d by l e a v i n g h e r i n t h e c a r e , c u s t o d y and c o n t r o l o f M r . and M r s . Burton T. Raw, G a r n e i l l , Montana." P e t i t i o n e r s f i l e d t h i s p e t i t i o n f o r a w r i t of s u p e r v i s o r y c o n t r o l t o s e t a s i d e t h e o r d e r s o f J u d g e McKinnon d a t e d December 27, 1978, and March 28, 1979, and t o r e t u r n K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s t o h e r p a r e n t s i n t h e S t a t e of Wyoming p u r s u a n t t o t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact on J u v e n i l e s . Three c o n t e n t i o n s a r e s e t f o r t h by p e t i t i o n e r s : 1. T h a t t h e Honorable LeRoy L. McKinnon s u b s t i t u t e d h i s judgment f o r t h a t o f t h e judge of t h e demanding s t a t e , namely, t h e S t a t e of Wyoming, on what was t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of t h e c h i l d ; 2. hat t h e Honorable LeRoy L. McKinnon exceeded t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n bestowed upon him p u r s u a n t t o t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact on J u v e n i l e s ; and 3. T h a t t h e Honorable LeRoy L. McKinnon d e p r i v e d t h e Wyoming p a r e n t s o f t h e minor c h i l d of c u s t o d y of t h e c h i l d and t h a t h i s o r d e r i s i n e x c e s s of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n g r a n t e d him. W e f i r s t l o o k t o t h e f a c t u a l s i t u a t i o n f a c e d by Judge McKinnon when K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s f i l e d h e r p e t i t i o n i n h i s c o u r t on November 29, 1978. Her p e t i t i o n r e v e a l e d s h e had l e f t h e r p a r e n t a l home, gave t h e r e a s o n s f o r l e a v i n g , and s o u g h t t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e c o u r t under s e c t i o n 41-5-921, She was n o t , n o r had s h e e v e r been, d e c l a r e d a d e l i n - MCA. q u e n t c h i l d e i t h e r i n Wyoming o r Montana, b u t was a runaway child. While t h e above s t a t u t e p r o v i d e s f o r placement i n a d i s t r i c t y o u t h g u i d a n c e home, t h e f a c t t h a t t h e Tenth J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t had no such home d i d n o t of i t s e l f p r e c l u d e Judge McKinnon from a c c e p t i n g j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e c a u s e . J u r i s d i c t i o n having a t t a c h e d , t h e c a u s e p r o p e r l y remained b e f o r e Judge McKinnon. I t w a s w i t h i n h i s d i s c r e t i o n t o have h e r p l a c e d i n a s t a t e i n s t i t u t i o n o r a n approved a f t e r c a r e program. Because K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s w a s n o t a d e l i n q u e n t c h i l d , b u t one i n need o f a home w i t h t e n d e r l o v i n g c a r e , Judge McKinnon, i n t h e e x e r c i s e o f h i s broad d i s c r e t i o n , p r o p e r l y used t h a t d i s c r e t i o n i n g r a n t i n g h e r r e q u e s t t o be placed with her grandparents. W e are n o t f a c e d h e r e , a s a r g u e d by p e t i t i o n e r s , w i t h t h e s a m e f a c t s o r l e g a l problems p r e s e n t e d i n I n t h e M a t t e r o f Aschenbrenner (1979) , St.Rep. 1282. - Mont. , 597 P.2d 1156, 36 I n t h a t case the grandparents p e t i t i o n e d t h e c o u r t f o r a g u a r d i a n s h i p of t h e i r g r a n d c h i l d r e n and t h e mother a p p e a l e d t h e t h e t r i a l c o u r t ' s d e c i s i o n . W e reversed, h o l d i n g t h a t a g u a r d i a n s h i p p r o c e e d i n g i s n o t a p r o p e r means t o terminate a p a r e n t ' s c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t t o custody of h i s o r her child. Here, u n l i k e Aschenbrenner, K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s i s t h e p e t i t i o n e r under a n e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t s t a t u t o r y procedure. Nor d o w e f i n d o u r r e c e n t c a s e of Wenz v. Schwartze (1979) I Mont. controlling. , 598 P.2d 1086, 36 St.Rep. 1360, T h i s c a s e w i l l be d i s c u s s e d i n o u r d i s c u s s i o n o f o t h e r i s s u e s r a i s e d by p e t i t i o n e r s . Here, K a t h e r i n e F r a n c e s f i l e d h e r p e t i t i o n , a s a y o u t h i n need of c a r e , and l a t e r changed t h e same t o r e q u e s t placement w i t h h e r grand- p a r e n t s , and as o f t h e d a t e of h e a r i n g , November 29, 1978, t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t p r o p e r l y assumed j u r i s d i c t i o n a s r e q u e s t e d . The second i s s u e c h a l l e n g i n g Judge McKinnon's r i g h t t o c o n t i n u e j u r i s d i c t i o n o n c e he w a s p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e o r d e r and r e q u i s i t i o n from t h e S t a t e o f Wyoming r a i s e s s e v e r a l issues. F i r s t , it must be d e c i d e d i f t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact on J u v e n i l e s empowers t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t t o a c t beyond r e f u s i n g t o r e t u r n a youth t o a r e q u i s i t i o n i n g state pursua n t t o a h e a r i n g under t h e Compact. Second, i t must b e d e t e r m i n e d i f t h e Uniform C h i l d Custody J u r i s d i c t i o n Act ( U C C J A ) p r e c l u d e s t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t from denying e n f o r c e - ment of t h e Wyoming d e c r e e and p l a c i n g K a t h e r i n e i n h e r grandparents' custody. S e c t i o n 41-6-105, MCA, p e r t a i n s t o t h e f i r s t q u e s t i o n p r e s e n t e d under t h i s i s s u e . That s e c t i o n reads: "The c o u r t s , d e p a r t m e n t s , a g e n c i e s , and o f f i c e r s of t h i s s t a t e and i t s s u b d i v i s i o n s s h a l l e n f o r c e t h i s compact and s h a l l d o a l l t h i n g s a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e e f f e c t u a t i o n of i t s p u r p o s e s and i n t e n t which may be w i t h i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e j u r i s d i c tions. " The broad language o f t h i s s e c t i o n g r a n t i n g t h e c o u r t s o f Montana t h e a u t h o r i t y t o "do a l l t h i n g s a p p r o p r i a t e " t o c a r r y o u t t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h e Compact s h o u l d i n c l u d e t h e power t o p l a c e a y o u t h i n a p r i v a t e home on d e t e r m i n i n g t h e c h i l d s h o u l d n o t be r e t u r n e d t o t h e r e q u i s i t i o n i n g s t a t e . Beyond t h e s t a t u t o r y l a n g u a g e , I n R e W e l f a r e of Wiles ( 1 9 7 6 ) , 1 5 Wash.App. 61, 547 P.2d 302, s u b s t a n t i a t e s t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e c o u r t ' s power under t h e Compact. Although t h e Washington c o u r t d i d n o t s p e c i f i c a l l y a d d r e s s t h e q u e s t i o n b e f o r e u s , t h e p r a c t i c a l e f f e c t of t h e d e c i s i o n was t o p l a c e t h e y o u t h i n v o l v e d i n t h e m a t t e r i n t h e c u s t o d y o f h e r mother i n Washington d e s p i t e t h e e x i s t e n c e of a c o u r t o r d e r i n Oregon g r a n t i n g c u s t o d y of t h e c h i l d t o t h e S t a t e o f Oregon. The second problem under t h i s i s s u e a r i s e s due t o t h e December 1 8 o r d e r i s s u e d by t h e Wyoming c o u r t f i n d i n g Walt and Judy P i e r c e e n t i t l e d t o l e g a l c u s t o d y o f K a t h e r i n e . T h i s o r d e r meets t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f " d e c r e e " s e t o u t i n s e c t i o n 40-7-103(4), MCA, thus bringing the matter within t h e purview o f t h e UCCJA. Under t h e UCCJA, t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t of Montana must have j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r t h e c h i l d and j u r i s d i c t i o n t o modify an out-of-state Montana. decree before entering a v a l i d decree i n Wenz v. Schwartze, 598 P.2d a t 1093. S e c t i o n 40- 4 - 2 1 1 (1)( c ) (ii) MCA, a p o r t i o n o f t h e UCCJA j u r i s d i c t i o n , s t a t u t e i n c o r p o r a t e d by r e f e r e n c e , a l l o w s t h e ~ i s t r i c C o u r t t t o invoke j u r i s d i c t i o n over a c h i l d p r e s e n t i n t h e s t a t e when i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o p r o t e c t t h e c h i l d b e c a u s e of t h r e a t e n e d m i s t r e a t m e n t o r abuse. C Since t h e ~ i s t r i c t ourt found t h a t t o be t h e s i t u a t i o n h e r e , t h e c o u r t had j u r i s d i c t i o n over Katherine. Regarding t h e enforcement o f t h e Wyoming d e c r e e under t h e UCCJA, t h e C o u r t s t a t e d i n Wenz, ". . . b e f o r e the r e c o g n i t i o n and e n f o r c e m e n t p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e Act c a n be a p p l i e d , t h e i n i t i a l d e c r e e must be e n t e r e d i n c o n f o r m i t y with s t r i c t n o t i c e requirements." a l s o s e c t i o n 40-7-114, MCA. 598 P.2d a t 1095. See I f t h e r e i s no compliance w i t h t h e n o t i c e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e UCCJA by t h e s t a t e e n t e r i n g t h e i n i t i a l d e c r e e , Montana c o u r t s are n o t r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e and e n f o r c e t h e o u t - o f - s t a t e P.2d a t 1096. decree. Wenz, 598 H e r e , n o t i c e o f t h e Wyoming h e a r i n g w a s n o t g i v e n t o t h e Raws, t h e p e r s o n s i n p h y s i c a l c u s t o d y of K a t h e r i n e , c o n t r a r y t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f s e c t i o n 40-7-105, MCA. Under Wenz t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t , t h e r e f o r e , w a s n o t r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e o r e n f o r c e t h e Wyoming o r d e r . The l a s t i s s u e c h a l l e n g e s Judge McKinnon's o r d e r p l a c i n g K a t h e r i n e i n h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s ' home, a l l e g i n g t h a t he a c t e d i n e x c e s s of h i s j u r i s d i c t i o n and d e p r i v e d t h e p e t i t i o n e r s t h e c u s t o d y of t h e i r minor c h i l d . P e t i t i o n e r s argue t h a t the D i s t r i c t Court's order p l a c i n g K a t h e r i n e w i t h h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s m o d i f i e d t h e Wyoming decree. S e c t i o n 40-7-115, MCA, r e q u i r e s t h e Montana c o u r t s t o d e f e r t o t h e c o u r t s of a s t a t e which f i r s t g r a n t s a custody decree. Under t h i s s e c t i o n , Wyoming r e t a i n s a l m o s t exclusive j u r i s d i c t i o n t o determine Katherine's custody u n l e s s Wyoming no l o n g e r h a s j u r i s d i c t i o n a l p r e r e q u i s i t e s s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e UCCJA, o r h a s d e c l i n e d t o assume j u r i s d i c t i o n and t h e c o u r t o f t h i s s t a t e h a s jurisdiction. Wenz, 598 P.2d a t 1096. Since the ~yoming c o u r t h a s n o t d e c l i n e d t o assume j u r i s d i c t i o n , Montana c o u r t s must d e f e r t o Wyoming's c o u r t s w i t h r e s p e c t t o modif i c a t i o n u n l e s s t h o s e c o u r t s no l o n g e r have j u r i s d i c t i o n under j u r i s d i c t i o n a l p r e r e q u i s i t e s s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n accordance w i t h t h e UCCJA. Making t h i s d e t e r m i n a t i o n e n t a i l s o n c e again consideration of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n a l standards set o u t i n s e c t i o n 40-4-211, MCA, t h i s t i m e t o d e c i d e i f t h e Wyoming c o u r t s s t i l l have j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r K a t h e r i n e . S e c t i o n 40-7-103(5), ". . . MCA, d e f i n e s "home s t a t e " a s t h e s t a t e i n which t h e c h i l d , i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g ... t h e t i m e involved, l i v e d with h i s p a r e n t s 6 c o n s e c u t i v e months MCA, . . ." for a t least Under s e c t i o n 40-4-211 (1)( a ) ( i ) , s t a t e c o u r t s have j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r c h i l d r e n i f t h e s t a t e i s t h e c h i l d ' s home s t a t e . Reading t h e s e two s e c t i o n s t o g e t h e r , t h e f a c t s h e r e show t h a t t h e Wyoming c o u r t s ret a i n e d j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r K a t h e r i n e u n d e r t h e UCCJA. The D i s t r i c t C o u r t , t h e r e f o r e , d i d n o t have j u r i s d i c t i o n t o modify t h e Wyoming c o u r t ' s c u s t o d y d e c r e e . W e f i n d t h a t t h e i n t e r a c t i o n o f t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact o n J u v e n i l e s and t h e UCCJA p l a c e s t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t i n t h e following s i t u a t i o n : t h e c o u r t h a s t h e a u t h o r i t y under t h e Compact t o deny Wyoming's r e q u i s i t i o n o r d e r i n g K a t h e r i n e b e r e t u r n e d t o Wyoming and p l a c e K a t h e r i n e i n t h e c u s t o d y of h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s ; u n d e r t h e UCCJA, t h e c o u r t i s n o t r e q u i r e d t o r e c o g n i z e o r e n f o r c e t h e Wyoming o r d e r , b u t t h e c o u r t i s p r e c l u d e d from m o d i f y i n g t h e o r d e r . C o n s i d e r i n g t h e March 2 8 o r d e r , t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t m e r e l y c o n c l u d e d t h a t K a t h e r i n e ' s b e s t i n t e r e s t would b e s e r v e d by h a v i n g h e r i n t h e c u s t o d y o f h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s and o r d e r e d t h e Wyoming r e q u i s i t i o n d e n i e d . modify t h e Wyoming o r d e r . The c o u r t d i d n o t This procedure appears t o be a l l o w e d u n d e r t h e i n t e r a c t i o n o f t h e I n t e r s t a t e Compact on J u v e n i l e s and t h e UCCJA. Therefore, t h i s Court should n o t s e t a s i d e t h e D i s t r i c t C o u r t ' s March 28 o r d e r . The p e t i t i o n f o r a w r i t o f s u p e r v i s o r y c o n t r o l i s denied. W e concur: ghief Justice Mr. C h i e f J u s t i c e F r a n k I. Haswell s p e c i a l l y c o n c u r r i n g : I concur i n t h e r e s u l t . 24A-k4%Chief J u s t i c e

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