Legal Opinion
Maxie v. Fernandez
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 8, 1986No. CA 86-691-RPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This complaint was brought pursuant to the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980, 28 UlS.C. section 1738A (PKPA). The plaintiff, Ms. Maxie, and the defendant, Dr. Fernandez, were married in 1972, and divorced in 1983. The child who is at the center of this jurisdictional tug-of-war, John Anthony Fernandez-Miranda II, was born during the marriage, on June 9, 1978. The plaintiff seeks a declaration from this Court as to which court — the Henrico County, Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court or the District of Columbia Superior…
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