Barbara Kenda v. Boris Pleskovic

(Argued September 23, 2011

Before FISHER, Associate Judge, and STEADMAN and REID, Senior Judges.*fn2 REID, Senior Judge: This case has involved child custody, child support, and parenting litigation in three jurisdictions – the District of Columbia, the State of Indiana, and London, England. The litigation began in the District of Columbia where in 2002, the Superior Court entered a decree of absolute divorce in response to appellant Barbara Kenda’s complaint against appellee Boris Pleskovic; the court also determined custody over the couple’s minor child, A.P.K., pursuant to the District of Columbia’s Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA"). The litigation entered a new phase in 2005, when Ms. Kenda filed a motion in Indiana to alter Mr. Pleskovic’s parenting schedule, and Mr. Pleskovic countered by seeking modification of custody. The third phase of the litigation took place in London in 2006, and after a final decision in the Indiana litigation, the fourth phase unfolded in the District of Columbia, in 2007.*fn3