Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2/29/2012

Delgado v. Combs

Citations

724 S.E.2d 436
314 Ga. App. 419
2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 764
2012 WL 639120
2012 Ga. App. LEXIS 206

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concluding that the trial court erred by exercising jurisdiction under OCGA § 19-9-63 when there was a lack of evidence to support its conclusion that none of the parties still resided in Kansas
looking to oases in other jurisdictions to resolve jurisdictional question under provisions of UCCJEA
looking to cases in other jurisdictions to resolve jurisdictional question under provisions of UCCJEA
“[B]ecause, under the UCCJEA, a new state may not modify an out-of-state child custody order unless it properly finds that the issuing state has been divested of jurisdiction (or declined to exercise it
court lacked jurisdiction to modify foreign child custody order
“In complying with the mandate that we consider the need to promote uniformity of the [UCCJEA] with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it, we, too, hold that OCGA § 19-9-92 applies only to the prevailing party in an enforcement proceeding.”

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Judges: Dillard, Mikell, Boggs

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