Henson v. Henson

LEWIS, Judge.

Enforcement of out-of-state child custody orders is governed by the terms of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), N.C.G.S. 50A-1; Copeland v. Copeland, 68 N.C. App. 276, 314 S.E.2d 297 (1984). A court can enforce a child custody order only if the jurisdictional requirements of G.S. Section 50A-1 are met. See G.S. 50A-13 (North Carolina courts shall recognize only those out-of-state custody decrees which are in “substantial conformity” with the UCCJA).

We find that this case is controlled by our earlier holding in Copeland, supra. In Copeland, the plaintiff obtained…