Marriage of Erler v. Erler

This is an appeal from a Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, opinion, determining that the court did not have jurisdiction over the custody matters at issue. We affirm.

We restate the issues on appeal:

I. Did the District Court err in concluding that under the Federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) and the Montana Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (MUCCJA), it did not have subject matter jurisdiction?

II. Did the District Court err by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing before it concluded that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction?

III. Should this Court…