Kenneth John Christensen v. Songul Seckin

Summary

The court affirmed the superior court’s determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to modify the Turkish custody order. The parties’ Alaska stipulation merely restated the Turkish decree and did not satisfy the statutory requirements for modifying an out-of-state custody determination, and the father did not prove that those requirements were otherwise met. The custody-jurisdiction affidavits supplied required information but did not confer jurisdiction.