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The Other Side Of The Rabbit Hole: Reconciling Recent Supreme Court Personal Jurisdiction Jurisprudence With Jurisdiction To Terminate Parental Rights, Joan M. Shaughnessy Jan 2015

The Other Side Of The Rabbit Hole: Reconciling Recent Supreme Court Personal Jurisdiction Jurisprudence With Jurisdiction To Terminate Parental Rights, Joan M. Shaughnessy

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This Essay contrasts the jurisdictional regime followed in termination of parental rights and other child custody cases with the regime that has dominated recent Supreme Court personal jurisdiction cases. Jurisdiction in child custody cases has long been based upon the connection of the child, not the defendant parent, to the jurisdiction. Recent Supreme Court cases, on the other hand, have focused nearly exclusively on the defendant’s connection to the forum state. This Essay argues that the Supreme Court cases betray a failure of the Court to provide a consistent constitutional justification for the jurisdictional limitations it has imposed. The Essay …


Reclaiming The "Creatures Of The State": Contracting For Child Custody Decisionmaking In The Best Interests Of The Family, E. Gary Spitko Sep 2000

Reclaiming The "Creatures Of The State": Contracting For Child Custody Decisionmaking In The Best Interests Of The Family, E. Gary Spitko

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Blood Ties: A Rationale For Child Visitation By Legal Strangers, John Dewitt Gregory Mar 1998

Blood Ties: A Rationale For Child Visitation By Legal Strangers, John Dewitt Gregory

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Child Snatching: Remedies In The Federal Courts Jan 1984

Child Snatching: Remedies In The Federal Courts

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act And The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act: Dual Response To Interstate Child Custody Problems Jan 1982

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act And The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act: Dual Response To Interstate Child Custody Problems

Washington and Lee Law Review

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