Wambold v. Wambold

RUDMAN, Justice.

Matthew Wambold (Matthew) appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Pierson, J.) affirming the judgment of the District Court (Caribou, Gaulin, J.) denying his motions to alter and for relief from a divorce judgment. Matthew’s central claim on appeal is that (1) the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act 1 (the UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act 2 (the PKPA) deprived the District Court of jurisdiction of the child custody issues, and (2) that pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 80(d) as it existed in 1990, his appearance, entered before the…