A Michigan Trial Court Properly Declined to Enforce a California Custody Determination Due to Lack of Jurisdiction
The trial court properly declined to enforce a California custody determination because the California court did not have subject matter jurisdiction.
Mother Who Took Child To Ecuador Without Father’s Knowledge Can Bring Hague Convention Challenge
An Ecuadorian mother’s taking of her minor child from MI to Ecuador without notifying the father, did not preclude the possibility that the child had become a “habitual resident”.
Georgia Court of Appeals Holds that a Spouse Living in Michigan May Not File for Custody During a Family Vacation in Georgia
The Michigan trial court dismissed the custody case in Michigan, finding that under the UCCJEA jurisdiction was proper in Georgia because the Georgia case had been filed first.
There's No Place Like "Home State!" MSC to Decide UCCJEA Case
The Michigan Supreme Court granted leave in Foster v Wolkowitz. The Court will address: (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in relying on the Michigan Acknowledgement of Parentage Act (MAPA) rather than the UCCJEA.