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Kulko v. Superior Court of California

436 U.S. 84 (1978)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1978
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A nonresident parent does not establish the minimum contacts needed for personal jurisdiction merely by acquiescing in a child living in the forum State; such jurisdiction must be reasonable and fair under the Due Process Clause.

Area of Law

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