Yost v. Johnson

MOORE, Justice.

This case arises out of a custody dispute in Family Court between Loral R. Johnson, a resident of Delaware, and Cathy S. Yost, a resident of Vicenza, Italy. Two decisions of that court are at issue. In the first case, the Family Court held that it had subject matter jurisdiction over the custody dispute pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Act (“UCCJA”) as enacted in Delaware. In its second decision, the court awarded custody of the parties’ two children, Mark and Ian, to their natural father, Loral R. Johnson.

We find that the Family Court never had subject matter jurisdiction…