Both v. SUPERIOR CT., IN & FOR CTY. OF MOHAVE

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that UCCJA was enacted to deter practice of child snatching, when one parent takes child to different jurisdiction in hopes of obtaining more favorable custody decree
• allowing new state to which child wrongfully taken automatically to take jurisdiction defeats purpose of UCCJA to “deter the practice ... of taking the child and fleeing to another jurisdiction”
• “The interest of the child is served when the forum has optimum access to relevant evidence about the child and family. There must be maximum rather than minimum contact with the state.”
• noting distinction between lack of jurisdiction and non-exercise of jurisdiction

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).