DALESSIO v. GALLAGHER

DOCKET NO. A-0949-09T2.

997 A.2d 283 (2010)

414 N.J. Super. 18

Debra DALESSIO and Amy Dalessio, Plaintiffs, v. Amanda M. GALLAGHER, Defendant-Appellant, and Robert C. Jacobs, Jr., Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome J. Turnbach, argued the cause for appellant (Horn, Turnbach & Rybar, attorneys; Robert R. Fuggi, Toms River, of counsel and on the brief).

Stephanie Ann Mitterhoff, Scotch Plains, argued the cause for respondent (Bramnick, Rodriguez, Mitterhoff, Grabas & Woodruff, attorneys; Ms. Mitterhoff, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, FUENTES and SIMONELLI.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

This appeal requires us to interpret the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), N.J.S.A. 2A:34-53 to -95, dealing with initial jurisdiction over child custody disputes.

Defendant Robert Jacobs is a lifelong resident of the State of Washington. Defendant Amanda Gallagher moved from New Jersey to Washington in the middle of 2007 and soon thereafter...

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