CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Interstate Custody/UCCJA
......Jurisdiction: Concurrent
.........Resolution of Concurrent Juris.
............Inconvenient Forum/Venue
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Court of this state may declare itself to be inconvenient forum and stay or dismiss proceeding or change venue. [Repealed.]

W's claim of inconvenient forum should be denied where she removed Cs to another state without first obtaining an appropriate custody determination.

With all interested parties in Mich. for nearly two years, Cal. was inconvenient forum to hear former Civil Code section 232 [now Fam. Code §7802 et seq.] proceeding.

When Cal. and other state have "significant connection" jurisdiction, but other state's connections substantially greater, Cal. should find itself an inconvenient forum and stay its proceeding.

Inconvenient forum ruling can only be made if there is concurrent jurisdiction in more than one state.

When children have lived with father in Wyo. for 5 years, Cal. is inconvenient forum as most evidence relating to best interests of children was in Wyo.

With child and custodial parent in Ore. for five years, Cal., initial decree state, has become inconvenient forum.

Cases discussing various aspects of the effect of inconvenient forum on interstate or international custody disputes.