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SCOTT v. SOMERS

No. 26115.

903 A.2d 663 (2006)

97 Conn.App. 46

Matthew A. SCOTT v. Jacklyn A. SOMERS.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, Syracuse, NY, with whom, on the brief, were Hugh D. Hughes and Jacklyn A. Somers, pro se, for the appellant (defendant).

Lori Welch-Rubin, with whom was Ann Coonley, Stratford, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Carolyn Wilkes Kaas, with whom were David Roche, certified legal intern, and, on the brief, Jessica Reiss and Jennifer Jason, certified legal interns, for the minor child's guardian at litem.

BISHOP, HARPER and DUPONT, Js.

BISHOP, J.

Congress enacted the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C. § 1738A, to avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict in matters of child custody and visitation and to promote cooperation between state courts. See Pub.L. No. 96-611, 94 Stat. 3569, § 7(c). This case involves the authority of a Connecticut court to modify a child custody determination rendered by a court of another state. The defendant, Jacklyn A. Somers, appeals from...

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