Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald v. Wilson

Good Law
1995 Cal. App. LEXIS 1085·39 Cal. App. 4th 1419·46 Cal. Rptr. 2d 558·95 Daily Journal DAR 14921·95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8651
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 8, 1995No. H013512California4,509 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Cottle, J.

In a contested jurisdictional hearing, the family court determined that Christopher Elaine Wilson, a resident of Texas, had consented to jurisdiction in California. Wilson appeals from the court’s order, contending that her contacts with California were limited to opposing custody and visitation orders under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA; Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.), which would not serve as a basis for general jurisdiction, and, in any event, were not so pervasive as to justify the exercise of general jurisdiction over her. We agree and, for reasons we shall explain, reverse the trial court’s order.

*1422 Facts

A. Events Preceding Previous Appeal in This Case

Christopher Elaine Wilson (mother) and Thomas M. Fitzgerald (father) were married on February 22, 1980, and are the parents of three children: Sean, bom November 29, 1979; Scott, bom February 9, 1983; and Todd, bom August 12, 1984. The parties lived together in Florida from 1980 to 1982 and in California from 1982 to 1986. On June 30, 1986, mother and father and their children moved to Plano, Texas. On November 27, 1987, father moved to San Jose, California and mother remained in Texas with the…

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