Harris Files For County Judge Seat

Williams v. Zacher, (1978) 35 Or. We now turn to relator's jurisdictional challenge based on the prior and concurrent proceedings in Texas. 808 Section 3(a)(3) of the Act provides for jurisdiction when:"The child is physically present in this state and (A) the child has been abandoned or (B) it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected or dependent;.... 6-3(a)(3) (Burns Supp. Gregory F. Hahn and William T. Rosenbaum, Dillon, Hardamon & Cohen, Indianapolis, for respondents. William Harris is the former judge of the 233rd District Court in Texas. Of the 12, he was one of the final four. DeBRULER, Justice, dissenting. If there was a determination of a more appropriate forum, it was James Marcrum's, not the court's. Supreme Court of Indiana. "The Act is not a reciprocal law.

Absent some "significant connection" with the state of Ohio, the Best decision would be proper under our law. 1979) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). Now, you don't want to prejudge the case, but at the same time, set expectations for the attorneys to be well prepared. The Court in Best did not, as respondents suggest, hold that jurisdiction in custody matters lies only in states where the children reside. Judicial races are non-partisan. Cotton said with the docket she's managing, she gets a list of all of the cases from the clerk and reviews them prior to the hearing. I take the Constitution and the law seriously, " Cotton said. Relator was awarded custody of their two minor children. Cotton was selected by Gov. William Harris [submitted].

At 8:45 p. m., Thompson had 19, 185 votes (39. This case was not decided under the U. Respondents argue that the courts of Texas do not exercise jurisdiction in child custody matters in substantial conformity with the U. because of the law in Texas as stated in Best v. Best, (1959), 331 S. W. 2d 364. Ashley Reynolds, ext. If Thompson prevails in the Group 1 contest, then Marion County will have a husband and wife serving on the bench at the same time in the 5th Judicial Circuit. However:"When there is child neglect without emergency or abandonment, jurisdiction cannot be based on this paragraph. " District 4: Keith A. Poole, Rachel Sams, Carl Zalak III.

If you have questions, visit. If a court of this state has made a custody decree before being informed of a pending proceeding in a court of another state it shall immediately inform that court of the fact. On September 25, 1979, The Honorable Steven H. Frank, Special Judge, granted permanent custody of the children to James Marcrum. He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expired on December 31, 2018. The Texas proceeding had been dismissed pursuant to a motion by the petitioner in that case, James Marcrum. Her transition from being a prosecutor to wearing the black robe was swift, she said. "The underlying policy of the Act is to prevent the desperate shifting from state to state of thousands of innocent children by interested parties seeking to gain custody rights in one state even though denied those rights by the decree of another state. Cotton has been a judge a little more than a year. The action of the Texas court was in response to the father's motion and not based on its determination that Indiana was the more appropriate forum.

73, 292 N. 2d 596, and a writ of prohibition lies only to confine a trial court to its lawful jurisdiction, State ex rel. The children resided in Texas, and under the Texas decree were only to visit their Indiana father on every other weekend (a seeming impracticality), for one week over the Christmas holidays and for four weeks during the summer. The relevant inquiry is not whether Texas's recognition of other states' decrees is substantially in compliance with the U. B), asking this Court to prohibit respondent court from exercising further jurisdiction in cause No. OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Candidates for elected office are gathering to discuss issues impacting the area at the Marion County Political Forum on Tuesday evening. Indiana's version of the U. has been codified as Ind. We have no evidence before us indicating abandonment or an emergency, and we note that the father's self-serving statements alone are not sufficient to confer jurisdiction under this provision. We believe that Section 14 of the Act dictates that respondent court refrain from modification of the Texas custody decree. That section provides in relevant part:"(a) If the petitioner for an initial decree has wrongfully taken the child from another state or has engaged in similar reprehensible conduct the court may decline to exercise jurisdiction if this is just and proper under the circumstances. "(b) Unless required in the interest of the child, the court shall not exercise its jurisdiction to modify a custody decree of another state if the petitioner, without consent of the person entitled to custody, has improperly removed the child from the physical custody of the person entitled to custody or has improperly retained the child after a visit or other temporary relinquishment of physical custody. Polls will be open 7 a. m. to 7 p. on that day. "I think my temperament is such where I can deal with different personalities that might come before the court. Judge Briones and her husband live in Houston with their three daughters.

His other duties at the SAO were: train school resource officers; review law enforcement reports and decide on filing criminal charges; appear in drug court; handle Baker Act, truancy and violation of injunction hearings; and assist law enforcement officials with search and arrest warrants. "(b) Before hearing the petition in a custody proceeding the court shall examine the pleadings and other information supplied by the parties under section 9 of this chapter and shall consult the child custody registry established under section 16 of this chapter concerning the pendency of proceedings with respect to the child in other states. See Campbell v. Campbell, (1979) Ind. On August 20, 1979, Judge Frank communicated with the Harris County, Texas court and was informed that there was no custody proceeding regarding these children pending before it. Tarrant County Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results". Section 6 of the Act does not appear to be the proper statutory authority under which this case should be determined. William 'Will' Harris.

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