Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency

97.17 Jurisdiction-Interstate Issues

In re M.E., COA05-1129, Duncan B. McCormick for appellant-mother.
Court lacked authority to transfer case to Ohio.
Slip Opinion

In re M.B., COA05-1642, Winifred H. Dillon for appellant-father
Court lacked authority for temporary emergency jurisdiction where it failed to determine if custody proceedings were already pending in New York.
Slip Opinion

In Re M.G., et al., COA07-643, Annick Lenoir Peek
The court failed to analyze whether it had jurisdiction in accordance with the UCCJEA.
COA Slip Opinion

In Re M.E., COA05-1129, Duncan McCormick
The trial court erred by transferring jurisdiction of the case to Ohio as 1) the UCCJEA applies to Chapter 7B proceedings and 2) neither the UCCJEA nor Sections 7B-201 and 7B-1000 gave the trial court the authority to transfer jurisdiction to another state.
COA opinion