Commonwealth v. Klimen

KELTON, J.,

— This is a case involving the question of whether a Bucks County court should accept jurisdiction over an action seeking to require a Maryland resident to pay the accrued arrearage under a Maryland child support order and to increase the amount of that order. We conclude that we should invoke the doctrine of forum non conveniens and decline to entertain the action.

Petitioner Eleanor J. Stolber now resides in Bucks County with the parties’ child, Steven. Respondent Dr. Gary Robert Klimen fives and maintains a dentistry practice at Rockville, Maryland. The parties separated on July…