The Court of Appeals in Hipps v. Cabrera, specifically addressed continuing jurisdiction in the child custody litigation and its limitations. The Child Custody Order in dispute, and litigation had bestowed physical custody with the father, limited visitation schedule for the mother, and the father had retained the tie break or final decision-making authority.  Within one year of the order being issued, the father had moved the children to NY and mother’s visitation rights were gradually curtailed.  By the time the mother had court involved the matter to restore regular visits, the children had been away from the District for significant
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