Harris v. Simmons

How courts have described this case

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• use of significant connections as a basis for jurisdiction is forbidden when child has a home state
• PKPA forbids use of substantial contacts jurisdiction in child custody litigation, unless there is no home state or the home state declines to exercise jurisdiction
• emergency jurisdiction is temporary and only preserves status quo for limited time

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).