Rainbow v. Ransom

[¶ 1] Timothy R. Ransom appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (York, Cantara, J.) in a parental rights action, 19-A M.R.S. § 1653 (2009), awarding residency and sole parental rights for the parties’ only child to Samantha Rainbow. Ransom argues that, pursuant to the terms of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), 19-A M.R.S. §§ 1731-1783 (2009), and because Maine was not the child’s home state, the court was without jurisdiction to enter a parental rights and responsibilities order.

[¶ 2] Although the child did not live in Maine long enough to…