Bacon v. Bacon

Plaintiff appeals from a March 26, 1979, decision of the Genesee County Circuit Court, in which that court concluded that it had jurisdiction over plaintiffs and defendant’s child custody dispute and awarded custody to plaintiff. Plaintiff claims that it was error for the court to assert jurisdiction after the custody issue presumably had been resolved by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

The issue raised by plaintiff concerns the scope and effect of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, MCL 600.651 et seq.; MSA 27A.651 et seq. This act was enacted to:

"(a) Avoid…