Legal Opinion

Marriage of Basileh v. Alghusain

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 3, 2009No. 29S02-0810-CV-584PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

In this post-dissolution action the Indiana trial court relinquished its jurisdiction over matters of child support to a California trial court. At issue is the interplay between the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background and Procedural History

The marriage between Arwa Alghusain (Mother) and Mahmoud Basileh (Father) was dissolved in Indiana-the Hamilton Superior Court-in 2002. The parties were awarded joint legal custody of their two minor children with Mother having…

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