Ivaldi v. Ivaldi

The opinion of the court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

The primary issue is whether under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-29 to -52 (“the Act” or “the UCCJA”), New Jersey courts have subject-matter jurisdiction to determine this international child-custody dispute. A second issue is whether the courts of New Jersey provide a more convenient forum to resolve the issue of custody.

Plaintiff, Jean Jacques Marcel Ivaldi (“the father”), and defendant, Lamia Khribeche Ivaldi (“the mother”), are engaged in matrimonial actions in Morocco and New Jersey. Each seeks a divorce…