Legal Opinion
Betty Braaten Flood v. Gerald C. Braaten
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 16, 1984No. 82-5765PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Every year between 25,000 and 100,000 children of broken marriages are kidnapped 1 by a parent attempting forcibly to obtain custody over a child living with the other parent. 2 The emotional cost of this “child snatching” — which must be borne in large measure by young persons who have already watched their parents’ marriage fail and their families split asunder — is overwhelming. 3 Yet only recently has this national tragedy received federal legislative attention. In 1980, Congress declared in the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), P.L.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Hooks v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Gary McDougald Cross-Appellant v. Vivian L. Jenson, Cross-Appellee, Clarence Ehli, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- David A. Thompson v. Susan A. Thompson, AKA Susan A. ClayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Oltremari Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Kansas Social & Rehabilitative ServiceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1994
- Ent. Rent-A-Car Wage & Hour Emp. Practices Lit.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
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