Child Custody

Katare v. Katare

By Laura Morgan: Factors considered by trial court in determining whether former husband presented risk of absconding to India with children was not “racial profiling evidence” implicating constitutional scrutiny over imposition of travel and passport restrictions in parenting plan.

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Ruff v. Knickerbocker, WA

Jurisdiction in interstate child custody disputes is governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), In this case, a Washington superior court assumed jurisdiction of an interstate custody dispute after a Montana district court had exercised jurisdiction.

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Vasquez v. Colores

District court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the mother's expert testimony as irrelevant, in father's action petitioning the court to return his 22‑month‑old daughter to Mexico pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction, implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA).

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