I was wondering why the mother can move away and then bring suit up in a state 1500 miles away and then have the judge claim that her court has jurisdiction.
“I was wondering why the mother can move away and then bring suit up in a state 1500 miles away and then have the judge claim that her court has jurisdiction.”
That’s not the way I read it. The birth mother lives in Michigan, the father and his new wife (and the daughter) live in Washington State. Looks as though the birth mother is suing for custody where she currently resides. I just hope that the daughter isn’t “visiting” her mother right now. It would take a lot of legal wrangling to enforce a MI judge’s order in WA, but if the kid happens to be in MI, the mother will just be allowed to keep her. The court system is such $hit!
Don't know, but I imagine the case originated in Michigan when both the parents and the child lived in Michigan. Then the father was stationed in Washington state after getting custody. Otherwise the birth mother would have to bring the action in Washington state where the child resides.