In re Juvenile 2002-098

This case comes before us on an interlocutory transfer without ruling from the Superior Court {Fitzgerald, J.) for a determination of whether the district court had jurisdiction over an abuse and neglect case involving a juvenile nonresident foreign national, and whether the court’s jurisdiction could be invoked to obtain special immigration juvenile status under federal law. See Sup. Ct. R. 9. We hold that the court had jurisdiction and that it could be used in furtherance of obtaining special immigration juvenile status.

The following facts are stated in the interlocutory transfer statement,…