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Family Law Disputes Between International Couples In U.S. Courts, Rhonda Wasserman

Articles

Increasing mobility, migration, and growing numbers of international couples give rise to a host of family law issues. For instance, when marital partners are citizens of different countries, or live outside the country of which they are citizens, or move between countries, courts must first determine if they have jurisdiction to hear divorce or child custody actions. Given that countries around the world are governed by different legal regimes, such as the common law system, civil codes, religious law, and customary law, choice of law questions also complicate family litigation. This short article addresses the jurisdictional and other conflicts issues …

Thompson V. Thompson: The Jurisdictional Dilemma Of Child Custody Cases Under The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act , Steven M. Schuetze

Pepperdine Law Review

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Comparativist Ruminations From The Bayou On Child Custody Jurisdiction: The Uccja, The Pkpa, And The Hague Convention On Child Abduction, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

Interstate and international jurisdictional problems are often vexing. They are worse in matters of child custody. In the past, jurisdiction to obtain custody or to modify a custody decree required only presence or domicile. The United States population is transient and custody decisions are subject to modification. The volatility of child custody disputes and the tendency of parents to move to different and separate jurisdictions traditionally caused and continue to cause difficult problems for children, parents, and the legal system. Before the promulgation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), it was …

Federal Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction - Child Custody - State Procedures Terminating Parental Rights, Dru Hanna Schoenborn

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that federal habeas corpus is not available to challenge the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's parental rights termination statute.

Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency, 648 F.2d 135 (3d Cir.), cert. granted, 102 S. Ct. 89 (1981) (No. 80-2177).

Jurisdiction--Custody Cases--Full Faith And Credit--Changed Conditions, John R. Bozeman

Kentucky Law Journal

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Conflict Of Laws: What Is The Basis Of Jurisdiction To Determine Which Parent Shall Have The Custody Of Minor Children Following Divorce?, W. L. Matthews Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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