Legal Opinion
Shute v. Shute
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 3, 1992No. 89-449PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
We decide today that the jurisdictional requirements of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C. § 1738A, preempt the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), 15 V.S.A. §§ 1031-1051, when these acts are in conflict. Therefore, unless a child custody decree is in compliance with the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, the trial court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to modify or enforce its original decree.
This case arose out of a motion for contempt of a Lamoille Superior Court order granting a divorce to the parties and awarding custody of the minor son to the wife.…
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- Gerdel v. GerdelSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
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