By: Justina M. - Title: California and Arizona determining the appropriate Jurisdiction to determine child custody of Angel B “Appellant, and Vanessa J “Appellees”.

Link Opinion: Scholar.goggle.com Title: California and Arizona determining the appropriate Jurisdiction to determine child custody of Angel B “Appellant, and Vanessa J “Appellees”. In California (Angel B v. Vanessa J 316 P.3d 1257) N.B. was born and parents were married, In July 2008, the couple separated and later, that year the Mother filed for divorce in Imperial County, California. In December 2008, father and mother had agreed to a parenting plan, Californian court granted mother custody, and Father parenting time. Later on the custody would modify serval times. After the mother was granted custody, she requested to relocate to Orange County, California,they moved in 2010 , then in mid-2011 the mother N.B moved to Arizona and have lived there ever since. However mother never notified California or the father, as she felt she didn’t need to. In 2012 mother filled to terminate the fathers parental rights based on abandonment. In March of 2013 The Maricopa County Superior Court terminated the father’s parental right. Father is appeals. Question is now weather the Maricopa County had Jurisdiction to terminate the father’s parental rights. It’s unclear from the record what alternative may be applicable; it will have further proceedings to determine whether Arizona, rather than California is the appropriate jurisdiction to address severance. Angel B v. VANESSA J., 316 P.3d 1257- Ariz: Court of Appeals, 1st Div. 2014