State ex rel. M.L. v. O'Malley (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Relator-appellant, M.L., instituted this action seeking a writ of prohibition in the court of appeals to prohibit the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court from continuing to exercise jurisdiction over her minor child. M.L. asserts that New Jersey is the child’s home state for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), codified in Ohio at R.C. Chapter 3127, and argues that jurisdiction therefore lies in the New Jersey family court in which an action over custody of the child was pending. However, M.L. is ineligible for a writ of prohibition because the…