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CULP v. CULP

917 S.W.2d 233 (1995)

Stefanie Parker CULP, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Warren Charles CULP, Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied December 11, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen N. McCarthy, Memphis, for Defendant/Appellant.

Stevan L. Black, Black, Bobango & Morgan, Memphis, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

FARMER, Judge.

This case concerns the question of whether Tennessee courts have jurisdiction over this child custody proceeding. The court below determined that it has jurisdiction because Tennessee is the child's "home state" under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), T.C.A. §§ 36-6-201 to -225, and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.A. § 1738A. The court also found that Tennessee is the more appropriate forum to...

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