Child Custody state court had residual jurisdiction over custody matter involving an Egyptian family. - BY: Courtney B

Link for opinion: http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=4590415366527786188&q=amin+v.+bakhaty&hl=en&as_sdt=2,45&as_vis=1

 The Louisiana Supreme Court held in Amin v. Bakhaty, 798 So. 2d 75, 91(La. 20001) that the mother of a child who was born in Egypt and his father lived in New Jersey and could come to see his wife and his son. Ms. Amin took her son to Louisiana to visit her sister. Once she had arrived in Louisiana, Ms. Amin contacted her husband to tell him that she was here. Mr. Bakhaty made it sound like he would come to his wife and son, but he went to Egypt and filed for divorce from his wife because she took his son from Egypt without notice or permission from him.  

After Ms. Amin found out that Mr. Bakhaty was not coming to Louisiana to be with her she also filed for divorce in Louisiana. Mr. Bakhaty finally came to come and fight the custody battle over their son. Once they were both in Louisiana the courts took away their past ports so that both the Ms. Amin and Mr. Bakhaty can make sure that both stay in Louisiana.

Louisiana Supreme court ruled in favor of Ms. Amin for her son to stay with her. And both Ms. Amin and her son have to stay in Louisiana to wait any other or future court proceeding about any child custody dealing in the future.

The Supreme court of Louisiana awarded Ms. Amin $850 a month and Mr. Bakhaty is also to provide medical coverage for his son.