What jurisdiction does the court have to entertain custody and access proceedings if the child was present, resident or domiciled in the jurisdiction at the time of the proceedings?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from O.E.K. v. V.M., 2008 ABPC 271 (CanLII):
At common law, courts have jurisdiction to entertain custody and access proceedings if a child was present, resident or domiciled in the jurisdiction at the time the proceedings were commenced. McKee v. McKee 1951 CanLII 305 (UK JCPC), [1951] A.C. 352.
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