In re the Custody of Duncan

In this child custody case, mother appeals from a contempt judgment imposing remedial sanctions for her violation of an ex parte status quo order that prohibited her from removing the parties’ minor child from father’s home.1 Mother contests the trial court’s authority to enter the contempt judgment on several grounds, one of which is disposi-tive. Mother contends that the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over her when she removed the child and that the alleged violation of the status quo order, therefore, could not serve as a basis for the contempt charge. We agree and reverse.

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