Donen

Petition for writ of supersedeas to stay an order of superior court (1) directing the transfer of custody of children from the father to the mother, and (2) containing injunctive provisions.

The order was made on May 12, 1964, in a divorce action which was commenced in Los Angeles County in 1959, entitled “Marion Tanner Davey Donen, Plaintiff, vs. Stanley Donen, Defendant.” An interlocutory decree of divorce in favor of plaintiff was entered on August 12, 1959. A property settlement agreement between the parties was approved by the court and incorporated in the decree. Also, pursuant to that agreement custody of the two children was awarded to the plaintiff. It was provided therein that defendant, petitioner herein, would have certain visitation rights and that all matters pertaining to the education, health and welfare of said children, other than routine matters, would be decided between the parties jointly. A final decree of divorce was entered August 15,1960.

In September 1958, following the separation of the parties, *444 defendant became a resident of London, England. Defendant remarried in 1960, and now resides in London with his present wife, their child Mark, and her…