IN MATTER OF CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF MURPHY

No. DC Civ.App. 2000-016.

120 F.Supp.2d 517 (2000)

In the Matter of CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF Shane and Kayla MURPHY, Minors. Frederick Handleman, Appellant/Petitioner, v. Denis P. Walsh and Brigette Walsh, Appellees/Intervenors, Terrence Murphy, Appellee/Intervenor.

District Court, Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, D.St. Thomas.

Decided June 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick Handleman, St. Thomas, VI, pro se.

John Benham, Watts & Benham, St. Thomas, VI, for Denis Walsh, Brigette Walsh.

Elizabeth Clark, Dudley, Clark & Chan, St. Thomas, VI, Guardian Ad Litem for Shane and Kayla Murphy.1


MEMORANDUM

PER CURIAM.

I. INTRODUCTION

The sole question before the Court is whether the Territorial Court has subject matter jurisdiction to modify a child custody decree issued in 1994 by a New Jersey state court. The Court heard argument on the issue on May 25, 2000. For the reasons set forth below, the Court requires further information from the trial court before it can render a final decision.

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