Legal Opinion
Nagel v. Cork
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 2009No. 79938-5PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChambers, J.
¶1 — A child and his mother are from Montana but moved to Washington. The child’s former foster parents, still living in Montana, asked Washington courts to grant them custody. Washington has adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), ch. 26.27 RCW. See also Unif. Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act, 9 pt. IAU.L.A. 655 (1997). Under that act, because the foster parents live in Montana and seek to modify a custody determination initially made by Montana, and because Montana has never declined jurisdiction, Washington courts do not have jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dougherty v. DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUSTRIESWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Dougherty v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- S.B. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re A.F.-C.Montana Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Custody of ACCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Mecum v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
- Ralph v. Department of Natural ResourcesWashington Supreme Court · 2014
- Ruff v. KnickerbockerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
- Franklin v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
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