Legal Opinion · Concurrence
In re B.B.R.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1989No. 88-529Published
1ConcurrenceSchwelb, Associate Judge
My colleagues hold that the California courts have jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia courts do not, because Ms. Rogers won the race to the courthouse door by one day. I agree that the PKPA so provides, but I believe that we should decide the issue on broader and less fortuitous grounds than that.
In interstate custody litigation, the determination of which court decides is often of paramount importance. In the present case, for example, Ms. Rogers lives in California and the Platts are residents of the District of Columbia. When the dispute broke out, at least one side was certain to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lang v. LangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Marita Rogers v. Alan Platt and Kathy PlattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Rogers v. PlattDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Yacov Y. v. Margaret Y.New York City Family Court · 1982