Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 1988No. 86-964PublishedCited by 612 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980, 28 U. S. C. § 1738A, furnishes an implied cause of action in federal court to determine which of two conflicting state custody decisions is valid.
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The Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act (PKPA or Act) imposes a duty on the States to enforce a child custody determination entered by a court of a sister State if the determina*176tion is consistent with the provisions of the Act.1 In order for a state court’s custody decree to be consistent with the provisions of the Act, the State must have…
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