M. MICHAEL KINARD, Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether the courts of Brazil or the United States should decide a dispute over the custody of a little girl who is a citizen of both countries. The child's mother, appellant Patricia Courdin, is a citizen of Brazil; her father, appellee Mitch Courdin, is a United States citizen who grew up in Springdale, Arkansas. The trial court denied appellant's petition, ruling that the United States had jurisdiction...
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