Barnes v. Barnes

The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in finding Colorado to be the home state of the parties’ minor children under Florida’s Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (“UC-CJEA”). We find that the trial court erred in failing to correctly apply the UC-CJEA to the facts of this case, because the home state of the minor children was Florida, not Colorado. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

The mother and father moved from Colorado to Florida in October of 2010 with their two minor children. On August 24, 2011, the mother moved back to Colorado with the children. A third…