Harshberger v. Harshberger

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Tannya Dawn Harshberger, now known as Tannya Dawn Radke (“Radke”), appealed from a judgment granting Christopher Paul Harshberger primary physical care, custody, and control of their minor child. Because the district court did not have jurisdiction to decide the custody dispute under the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), N.D.C.C. ch. 14-14.1, we vacate the judgment.

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[¶ 2] Harshberger and Radke were married in Wibaux, Montana, in May 1995, and had a daughter who was born in April 1996. The parties were divorced in…