Pulkkinen v. Pulkkinen

We have before us a petition for writ of prohibition to restrain a circuit court’s exercise of jurisdiction on a petition to modify a Michigan child support order, where Michigan no longer has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order; the party seeking modification is a Florida resident; and the opposing party is a nonresident who objects to Florida’s assumption of jurisdiction. The father, Jyrki Tuono Juhani Pulkkinen, was the respondent below. He contends that the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (“UIFSA”), chapter 88, Florida Statutes, excludes the instant case from the…