In re A.R.B.
Annotate this CaseAfter the district court adjudicated A.R.B. a youth in need of care, A.R.B. was placed in foster care with a Utah family. A.R.B.'s mother (Mother), who traveled from Utah to Montana to have her baby, filed a motion to relinquish jurisdiction from Montana to Utah, arguing (1) once Mother went to Utah and the Department placed A.R.B. with the Utah foster family, Montana no longer had exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; and (2) the district court should decline to exercise jurisdiction because Utah constituted a more convenient forum. The district court denied Mother's motion to relinquish jurisdiction and terminated Mother's parental rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to relinquish jurisdiction in this case; and (2) the district court was within its discretion in declining Mother's request to declare Montana an inconvenient forum.
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