MATTLEMAN v. BANDLER

No. 82-506.

123 N.H. 368 (1983)

MICHAEL J. MATTLEMAN v. MARLENE S. BANDLER

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

June 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Hamilton, of Salem, by brief and orally, for the plaintiff.

Soule, Leslie, Bronstein & Zelin, of Salem (Barbara F. Loughman on the brief and orally), for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue raised in this interstate child custody dispute is whether New Hampshire has jurisdiction to modify the parties' divorce decree regarding custody of their two children. We hold that the Superior Court (Bean, J.) erred in assuming jurisdiction to grant temporary custody of the parties' children to the plaintiff. We vacate the superior court's order and dismiss the plaintiff's custody-modification petition.

The plaintiff, Michael...

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