Ex parte K.N.L.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

K.N.L., the mother of B.D.P., petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Baldwin Juvenile Court to grant her motion to stay a pendente lite child-custody proceeding. We deny the petition.

The mother is a member of a United States Army Reserve unit that was called to active duty on February 10, 2003, for deployment overseas as a part of “Operation Enduring Freedom.” The mother sought a stay of the pendente lite child-custody proceeding pursuant to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, 50 App. U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (“the Act”).

K.N.L. (“the mother”) and…