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McDOUGALD v. JENSON

No. 84-3808.

786 F.2d 1465 (1986)

Gary McDOUGALD, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Vivian L. JENSON, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Clarence Ehli, Defendant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Kearney, Brice Mankoff & Barron, Dallas, Tex., for Jenson.

Edward S. Stafman, Tallahassee, Fla., for McDougald.

Douglas C. Kearney, Tallahassee, Fla., for Ehli.

Before HILL and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and HOBBS, Chief District Judge.

HILL, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of the entry of conflicting child custody decrees by the Florida and Washington state courts. In 1980 Congress enacted the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (hereinafter "the PKPA"), P.L. 96-611, 94 Stat. 3566, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 178A (1982), in an attempt to provide at least a limited federal response to the serious social and legal problems engendered by the availability and entry of conflicting child custody...

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