J.H. v. C.Y.

DONALDSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Mobile Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) regarding custody of a child. The sole issue is whether the juvenile court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the proceedings pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”). We hold that the juvenile court had subject-matter jurisdiction, and accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

The parties to this appeal are the unmarried parents of a minor child, C.H.Y. (“the child”), who was born on June 14, 2010, in Mississippi. At all…