Schrock v. Schrock

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred by not giving full faith and credit to the Michigan court’s jurisdictional findings and the court’s custody award. We disagree.

The issue of a state court’s jurisdiction over child custody matters is governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (hereinafter U.C.C.J.A.) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (hereinafter P.K.P.A.). G.S. 50A; 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1738A. The P.K.P.A. states

A court of a State shall not exercise jurisdiction in any proceeding for a custody determination commenced during the pendency of a proceeding…