The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed a trial court that had refused to register and enforce a UK custody order in Georgia. The opinion outlines some of the arguments both parents made. The arguments, themselves, are quite confusing and miss the mark. The court distilled the case as a simple … Read More about Case Update (24 May 2022): Makin v. Davis; Registration of UK custody order in Georgia
Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of NJ's case of Begum v. Palanisamy involves a multi-jurisdictional family and a NJ custody order. While the opinion itself is merely about a variety of motions filed between the parties, there are some interesting issues that arise that allow this … Read More about Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA