Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

jurisdiction

mom was staying in church shelter child was removed by state, child is temp in wa. w/grandma. mom is in now in wa. does co. still have jurisdiciton of child? can a petition for temp. custody in wa. be filed without involving co. state?


Asked on 11/17/06, 11:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: jurisdiction

You have not provided the information that controls on this question. Mere physical presence is not sufficient if it is temporary (anything over 6 months is generally not considered temporary), emergency situations allow for WA courts to have jurisdiction (but it has to be a real emergency).

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Answered on 11/17/06, 7:10 pm


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