Legal Opinion
Columb v. Columb
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 17, 1993No. 91-520PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Plaintiff Gregory Columb seeks to modify the 1988 decree divorcing him from defendant Marjorie Columb so that he may obtain custody of their daughter Merideth. The trial court determined that the facts of this case do not meet the jurisdictional requirements of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C. § 1738A, and, therefore, Vermont courts lack subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse this jurisdictional determination and remand for further proceedings.
The parties separated in 1984, and the child went to live with her mother in New Hampshire. The father continued to reside in…
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