In the Matter of Mary E. Sheys and Eric Blackburn

The respondent, Eric Blackburn, appeals an order of the Circuit Court (Carbon, J.) granting the motion to dismiss filed by the petitioner, Mary E. Sheys, on the ground that the court lacked exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the parties’ post-divorce parenting matters. On appeal, the respondent argues that the trial court’s order is contrary to RSA 458-A:13, I (Supp. 2014), a provision of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), see RSA ch. 458-A (Supp. 2014). Because we agree with the respondent, we reverse and remand.

The record contains the following facts.…