Schiereck v. Schiereck

Volker Schiereck (husband) brought an action in the Norfolk Probate and Family Court seeking enforcement of a West German divorce decree that granted custody of the parties’ minor daughter to him. The judge ordered enforcement but modified the West German decree to provide visitation rights to Lindsay Taylor Schiereck (wife). Both parties have appealed. The wife argues that the judge erred in granting the husband relief without holding an evidentiary hearing to ascertain if the custody award was in the best interests of the child. The husband, in turn, contends that the judge abused his…