In re the Parental Responsibilities of L.S.

I. Introduction

This case concerns a child custody dispute between a divorced mother and father. The child currently lives in Colorado with her mother, Tatanjia Willyard Spotanski McNamara. The father, Stacy Joe Spotanski, lives in Nebraska. Seeking to gain custody of his daughter, the father filed a custody action in Nebraska. Although the mother objected to Nebraska's exercise of jurisdiction, a Nebraska district court entered an initial child custody determination awarding custody to the father. Subsequently, the mother filed her own custody action in Colorado. A Colorado district court…