State Ex Rel. Klein v. Winegar

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Jessica Klein appealed the district court’s temporary order for custody after it denied her motion to transfer jurisdiction to Iowa. Klein argues the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and North Dakota was an inconvenient forum to hear the case. We affirm, concluding North Dakota properly retained exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the matter and did not abuse its discretion in finding North Dakota to be a convenient forum.

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[¶2] Jessica Klein and Micah Winegar have one child, Z.J.W., bom in 2003. North Dakota determined paternity and, under…