Legal Opinion
Sylvia Wasserman v. Irwin Wasserman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1982No. 81-1591PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Senior Circuit Judge:
Sylvia Wasserman appeals from the dismissal of a diversity suit against her former husband and other defendants in which she had alleged the defendants removed, or assisted in removing, her children from her custody without her consent during the Wassermans’ divorce proceedings in 1977 and 1978. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, describing the suit as a “dispute involving child custody,” and thus within the domestic relations exception to federal diversity jurisdiction. We reverse and remand for further…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Harris v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- James D. Cole v. Mary Franklin Carter Cole, Dale Padgett, J. H. PadgettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by60 opinions
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