Speer v. Brunswick

MOTTO, J.,

Before the court for disposition are the objections to jurisdiction filed on behalf of the minor child to the complaint in custody. The question presented is whether Pennsylvania should assume jurisdiction of a custody dispute involving an infant child, who was relocated to Ohio only two weeks after birth and before the institution of any custody proceedings.

The court finds that no basis for jurisdiction exists under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. Pennsylvania is not the home state of the child nor are there significant contacts with this Commonwealth to compel…