Jerson v. Jerson

BECTON, Judge.

An out-of-state father appeals from orders (a) granting temporary custody of a child to an in-state mother, and (b) denying his motions to dismiss the proceeding. We hold that the trial court failed to find facts sufficient to exercise its jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-1 et seq. (Supp. 1983).

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Plaintiff1 husband and defendant wife obtained an Oklahoma divorce in 1979. The decree awarded custody of their minor child to the husband. The wife then moved to North Carolina, and the husband moved to Texas. Pursuant to the…