In what circumstances will a father be denied custody of his child by a judge?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Moses, 43 Cal.App.4th 462, 50 Cal.Rptr.2d 665 (Cal. App. 1996):

In People v. Lortz (1982) 137 Cal.App.3d 363, 187 Cal.Rptr. 89, the father had the right to custody of his child under a custody decree, and the mother had specific visitation rights. The father took the child to another state and was charged with a violation of former section 278.5, subdivision (a), which provided in pertinent part:

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