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INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of a long-running child support dispute that has spawned litigation in California, Nevada, Norway, England, Texas, Virginia, Michigan and Kansas, in federal and state courts, including the Nevada Supreme Court, with attempts to involve the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Unsurprisingly, the multiple jurisdictions have produced an array of conflicting support orders, with California and Kansas holding that a 2003 child support document from Norway governs the father’s financial obligations, while Nevada continues to proclaim its 1998 support order controlling. The underlying dispute concerns the proper application of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), adopted in California as Family Code section 49001 et seq. (§ 4911.) But we resolve the appeal on the basis that the California court did not have, and could not, acquire personal jurisdiction over

1 Statutory references are to the Family Code unless otherwise indicated.

1 Norwegian resident Cisilie Porsboll when it decided in November 2012 that the Norway order was controlling. Therefore, we reverse the Sonoma County Superior Court’s order refusing…