In Re Marriage of Hilliard
Trial court properly relied on mother’s agreement that any custody dispute would be litigated in Illinois. A forum selection clause should be enforced unless to do so would be unreasonable.
Mayer v. Mayer
A court may decline to exercise jurisdiction if a party does not have clean hands. This requires a finding of wrongful removal or similar reprehensible conduct.
Vorpahl v. Lee
Court cannot exercise jurisdiction under “significant connections” test where children were abducted to Wisconsin since to do so would encourage abductions.
Dragoo v. Dragoo
Where children’s only contact with Wisconsin is for summer visitation, jurisdiction under UCCJA is in Texas, where they live the rest of the year.
Colby v. Colby
Wisconsin court properly exercised jurisdiction when another state decline jurisdiction, deferring to Wisconsin.
In Re Marriage of Thompson
Wisconsin had jurisdiction under UCCJA where Minnesota declined to exercise its jurisdiction.
In Re Marriage of Vause v. Vause
UCCJA requires as a condition to recognition and enforcement of foreign-nation custody decrees that reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard be given to all affected persons.
In Re Paternity of J.L.V.
UCCJA jurisdiction not invoked where father moves with child from Wisconsin to Texas ยง822.07 applies to initial custody determination or modification, not to contempt proceedings.
In Interest of A.E.H.
Guardianship and TPR proceedings are custody proceedings within the meaning of the UCCJA. Under the UCCJA, the Wisconsin court properly assumed jurisdiction and could modify the California custody decree.
In Interest of J.T.
Court properly exercised temporary emergency jurisdiction, but, the court did not have jurisdiction under the UCCJA, since the children did not have a significant connection with the state. Summer visitation is insufficient to establish maximum contact with Wisconsin.