In 1968, lawmakers attempted to end forum shopping by requiring all custody matters to be handled by the child s home state. Subsequent laws compel all fifty states to recognize the primacy of the home state s custody orders. In 1988, Congress implemented the Hague Convention on International Parental Child Abduction. Finally, in 1993, Congress added criminal penalties to parental abduction of children across international borders. 4. copy of the new law, including the legislative history indicating that Congress favors extradition.
Judges know what s going on.
We are not stupid. A bear chases a samurai over the edge of a cliff. As the samurai falls, he grabs a branch moments before landing in the open jaws of a lion. The ferocious bear remains at the edge of the cliff. The samurai looks up and sees two groundhogs gnawing at the branch, and then spots a clump of wild strawberries.