Court of Appeals of Oregon December 3, 1997, 95C-32598; CA A94499 (Matter of Marriage of Horiba)

*491

HASELTON, P. J.

Father, a Japanese citizen, appeals from a judgment of dissolution, awarding sole custody of the parties’ two children to mother, a citizen of the United States. Father argues that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), ORS 109.700

et seq,

to determine custody.