Fernandez-Abin v. Sanchez’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Le Francois v. Goel · 80 Cal. App. 3d 158 - Redevelopment Agency v. City of Berkeley · 19 Cal. 2d 659 - Lyon v. Goss · Le Francois v. Goel · 3 Cal. App. 4th 640 - Art Movers, Inc. v. Ni West, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“The UCCJEA ensures that only one state has jurisdiction to make 'child custody determinations'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the court of another state, including California, '[c]annot modify the child custody determination[.]' " ( Ibid. ; see §§ 3421, subd. (b), 3422, subd. (a), 3423, 3446, subd. (b).) Except in emergency situations not present here (§ 3424), section 3423 directs that a California court may not modify an out-of-state custody order unless both of the following have been established: 1. California has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 3421, subdivision (a)(1) or (2); and 2. Either - a. The out-of-state court has determined either that it no longer has exclusive continuing jurisdiction under section 3422 or that California would be a more convenient forum under section 3427, or b. The out-of-state court or a California court determines that the child and the child's parents do not presently reside in the out-of-state forum. If a California court determines from either party's first pleadings related to the foreign custody order under section 3429 (at times, section 3429 documents) that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in an out-of-state forum having jurisdiction "substantially in accordance with”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'[A]mong the primary purposes of the [UCCJEA and its predecessor, the UCCJA,] is to encourage states to respect and enforce the prior custody determinations of other states, as well as to avoid competing jurisdiction and conflicting decisions.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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