Goff v. Goff

OPinion of the Court by

Justice LAMBERT.

Where applicable, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act 1 (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act 2 (PKPA) allow Kentucky courts to exercise jurisdiction over child custody cases or jurisdiction to enforce foreign custody judgments where no other state has asserted jurisdiction or another state has declined to exercise jurisdiction.

Terry Goff and Laura Goff were married in Wilson County, Tennessee on June 17, 1996. At that time, they purchased a home in Nashville, Tennessee. Less than one month after the marriage, July 10, 1996, Mr. Goff…