Brauch v. Shaw

This case arises from a petition filed by Ernest and Angela Brauch seeking custody of a child, Rupert Brauch, born out of wedlock to the plaintiff Ernest Brauch and the defendant Madeleine Mary Shaw. The issues presented by the defendant’s appeal are whether the petition meets the requirements of RSA ch. 458-A (Supp. 1979), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, necessary to confer jurisdiction on a New Hampshire court, and, if so, whether the superior court may exercise this jurisdiction under the circumstances of this case. A third issue, whether a superior court has jurisdiction to…