Richardson v. Richardson

DANA Justice.

Charles Richardson appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) vacating the judgment of the District Court (Bar Harbor, Staples, J.) awarding him custody of his son. Charles contends that the Superior Court erred in ruling that the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1738A (1994) (PKPA), prevented the District Court from awarding him custody. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

Charles and Maria Richardson were married in 1983. Their son, Charles J. Richardson III (C.J.), was born in Pennsylvania on December 3, 1983. Charles…