Fred and Jane were married in Iowa on Jan. 1, 2000. March 13, 2000, they had a child, Bob. From the first day of thier marriage, however, they began having marital difficulties. On July 4, 2000, fred moved to California. Bob continued to live with his mother in Iowa. By mutual agreement, Fred can occasionally take the child to California for visits. After a scheduled one-day visit Nov. 5, 2000, fred decided not to return the child. He keeps Bob until November1, 2001, when he returns him to Jane. fred then joins the Army. When he returns on Oct. 6, 2003, he discovers that Jane has been beatin Bob.
Assume that both Iowa and California have enacted UCCJEA. Which state would have jurisdiction to determine the custody of Bob if the custody action were to begin on the followong dates:
April 4, 2000
November 6,2000
January 1, 2001
December 1, 2001
October 6, 2003