Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Foster v Wolkowitz is a case centered on the interpretation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act (the "UCCJEA"), and as such, it is one of the few such cases to reach any of the highest courts in any state in the United States. The Michigan Supreme Court on December 16, 2009, granted leave to appeal in Foster v. Wolkowitz, Case No. 139872. On appeal, the Court ordered the parties to address (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in relying on the Michigan Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (“MAPA”), MCL § 722.1001, et seq., rather than the UCCJEA, MCL § 722.1101, et seq., to determine that the Monroe Circuit Court had jurisdiction over this child custody dispute; (2) whether, if the Court of Appeals correctly relied on the MAPA, the statute violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the Michigan and United States Constitutions by creating a suspect class of unmarried fathers who are treated differently than married fathers; and (3) if Illinois is the “home state” of the child under the UCCJEA and therefore properly has jurisdiction over this dispute, whether Michigan is nonetheless a more convenient forum for resolution of this case.. }
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- Foster_v._Wolkowitz abstract "Foster v Wolkowitz is a case centered on the interpretation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act (the "UCCJEA"), and as such, it is one of the few such cases to reach any of the highest courts in any state in the United States. The Michigan Supreme Court on December 16, 2009, granted leave to appeal in Foster v. Wolkowitz, Case No. 139872. On appeal, the Court ordered the parties to address (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in relying on the Michigan Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (“MAPA”), MCL § 722.1001, et seq., rather than the UCCJEA, MCL § 722.1101, et seq., to determine that the Monroe Circuit Court had jurisdiction over this child custody dispute; (2) whether, if the Court of Appeals correctly relied on the MAPA, the statute violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the Michigan and United States Constitutions by creating a suspect class of unmarried fathers who are treated differently than married fathers; and (3) if Illinois is the “home state” of the child under the UCCJEA and therefore properly has jurisdiction over this dispute, whether Michigan is nonetheless a more convenient forum for resolution of this case.".