Case Update (2020): Alobaid v. Khan; Domestic Violence, Personal Jurisdiction, Contacts between foreign national and U.S. state
The Alobaid v. Khan ( No. 3D19-2128, 3rd District Court of Appeal State of Florida) case addressed the father’s (Mr. Alobaid) argument that Florida lacked personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction to issue a domestic violence injunction that included a temporary custody arrangement. On May 27, 2020, the court affirmed and upheld the trial court’s issuance of the temporary domestic violence injunction that also gave the father only supervised access to the parties’ minor child in Florida. This international couple had a long-distance marriage after they met in college in Florida and wed in 2011, with Mr. Alobaid living in his home of Kuwait and Ms. Khan residing in her home of Florida. Their child was born in Florida in January 2018. In November 2018, Ms. Khan filed a petition for domestic violence injunction against Mr. Alobaid. In her petition, she alleged four specific incidents of physical violence by Mr. Alobaid towards her, with...