Court Opinion

ID: 9669614
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 03:01:34.583578+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:58.634912
License: Public Domain

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice,
concurring specially.
I agree with the reversal of the partial default judgment and the dismissal of the action for lack of personal jurisdiction.
*800Furthermore, under the facts of this case, the courts of this State do not have jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA). See NDCC §§ 14-14-02(4), (5), (7) and 14-14-03. I continue to believe that the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Chapter 28-20.1, NDCC, does not apply to the enforcement or modification of a foreign custody decree under Chapter 14-14, NDCC, the UCCJA. See Beck v. Smith, 296 N.W.2d 886, 893 (N.D.1980) [VandeWalle, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part],
BERYL J. LEVINE, Surrogate Judge, concurs.