Atkins v. Vigil

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that under UCCJEA “[a] child’s home state is determined at the time an action commences”
• holding, in proceedings commenced within six months of child’s move from Alaska, that Alaska retained home state jurisdiction
• noting that PKPA and UCCJEA grant exclusive jurisdiction to the home state
• “A child’s home state is determined at the time an action commences.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ronny M. v. Nanette H.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2013-05-31· cited 43×
• Sareen v. Sareen
  California Court of Appeal· 2007-06-21· cited 28×
• Yelena R. v. George R.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2014-05-23· cited 27×
• Sajjad v. Cheema
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2012-08-30· cited 22×
• Barlow v. Thompson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2009-12-18· cited 19×
• Steven D. v. Nicole J.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2013-08-16· cited 14×
• Norris v. Norris
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2015-03-27· cited 11×
• Jayda Roman v. Cleveland Karren
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-04-17· cited 8×
• Mikesell v. Waterman
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2008-12-05· cited 7×
• Schweitzer v. Salamatof Air Park Subdivision Owners, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2013-09-13· cited 4×
• Wilson v. Wilson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-03-09· cited 3×
• Kenneth John Christensen v. Songul Seckin
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2021-05-14· cited 1×
• Dawn Maynor, f/k/a Dawn Golden v. Timothy B. Golden
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-02-14

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Turner v. Pannick
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1975-09-25· cited 66×
• Bennett v. Bennett
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-07-28· cited 47×
• Rogers v. Rogers
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1995-12-08· cited 11×
• Bock v. Bock
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-02-27· cited 10×
• Kopanuk v. AVCP Regional Housing Authority
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1995-09-15· cited 7×
• Irving v. Irving
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1985-01-09· cited 5×