Culp v. Culp

FARMER, Judge.

This case concerns the question of whether Tennessee courts have jurisdiction over this child custody proceeding. The court below determined that it has jurisdiction because Tennessee is the child’s “home state” under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), T.C.A §§ 36-6-201 to -225, and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.A § 1738A The court also found that Tennessee is the more appropriate forum to adjudicate the custody and visitation issues in this case. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

Stefanie Christine Parker Culp (Mother) and…