In Re Janette H.
Beatrice H. v. Joan H.
Opinion
Opinion
George, J.
—Appellant Beatrice H. appeals from a California superior court order registering an order made by a district court in the State of Virginia, which awarded her custody of her minor child, Janette H., subject to certain conditions including a right of visitation in favor of respondent Joan H., the companion of appellant’s former husband, John H. Appellant also appeals from an order denying her request to modify the out-of-state order to terminate these conditions.
On appeal, appellant contends that the lower court erred in registering the Virginia court order, asserting that: (a) respondent was equitably and statutorily (Civ. Code, § 5157; Pen. Code, §§ 277, 278, 278.5) barred from registering the order due to her participation in an alleged kidnapping of the minor child; (b) the State of Virginia had no jurisdiction under the UCCJA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) (Cal. Civ. Code, §§ 5150 to 5174; Virginia Code 1950, §§ 20-125 to 20-146); (c) respondent did not meet her burden of proof entitling her to visitation rights; and (d) the lower court could not partially enforce the Virginia court order after striking the portion thereof which it had found to violate…