Thompson v. Hair

Plaintiff filed a complaint in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on January 3, 1985, seeking custody of his eight-year-old daughter pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, MCL 600.651-600.673; MSA 27A.651-27A.673 (the UCCJA). Custody had previously been granted to defendant by a court in the State of Washington. Defendant currently resides in Washington and had the child until she came to Michigan on December 25, 1984, to visit plaintiff. Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge William F. Ager, Jr., ultimately concluded that he had no jurisdiction to determine custody. Since…