Legal Opinion

Justice v. Henderson

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 20, 1998No. 2961410Published

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

This is a child custody ease. Conflicting orders concerning child custody and visitation have been entered by the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama (Alabama court), and the Superior Court of Floyd County, Georgia (Georgia court).

Regina Ann Henderson Justice (mother) contends that pursuant to the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), the Alabama court committed reversible error when it failed to give full faith and credit to the Georgia court’s custody decree.

Our review of the record reveals the following pertinent facts: In March 1992 the mother and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BlantonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  2. Ray v. RayCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Garrett v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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