Legal Question in Family Law in California
if my custody case was started and still in process up till the last ruling 18 month ago in ca and my daughter has gone to live with her mother in Az... doesnt this ca court still have jursdiction? i/e all new motions etc still need to be filed in ca? or does this now become an Az case
Asked on 9/28/10, 10:19 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Anne Marie Healy
Law Offices of Anne Marie Healy
You can continue to use the CA court, but if the mother files a motion to change venue, it will be granted because the court where the child resides now has jurisdiction.
Answered on 10/05/10, 3:16 pm
Ms. Healy is wrong. Unless you both have moved out of California, California retains jurisdiction over the child and neither California nor Arizona can change that over your objection.
Answered on 10/06/10, 11:03 pm
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