Hovarth v. Craddock

OPINION

Did the Family Court have jurisdiction in the circumstances of this case to adjudicate a post-divorce request by one parent seeking to require the other parent to account for certain money deposited into accounts they established for the benefit of their daughter under the former Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) and the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA)? 1 Answering this question in the negative, we affirm a Family Court order denying the motion of the plaintiff, Mary-Margaret Hovarth (mother), seeking to require the defendant, Walter R. Craddock (father), to provide an…