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2. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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   The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

3. Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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   If abduction appears imminent, a court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child, direct law enforcement officers to take steps to locate and return the child, or exercise other appropriate powers under existing state laws. A warrant to take physical custody is enforceable in the enacting state even if issued by different state.

4. Uniform Parental Rights Enforcement and Protection Act

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   The purpose of the reform was to guarantee that a child's rights to equal contact with each parent were protected by Federal law. The UPREPA would eliminate the concepts of custody and visitation. This is a model legislation proposal, similar to the model legislation that has been proposed for tort reform, contract law, and criminal law. The ...

5. Child custody bill would bring Mass. in line with other states

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   Massachusetts would be the last in the nation to adopt the standard framework known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

6. Choice of law - Wikipedia

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   The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) requires states to apply the law of the "home state;" that is, the forum which originally determined custody and maintenance. A state court will only apply its own law when no parent retains a connection with the original jurisdiction and when substantial evidence is available ...

7. Texas judge grants joint custody to parents who disagree over ...

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   A Texas couple who have made national news for disagreeing over their child's gender identity have now been granted joint custody, a judge said Thursday.. Anne Georgulas and Jeffrey Younger have ...

8. Conflict of divorce laws - Wikipedia

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   Divorce laws allow the parents to file the divorce in either state. However, custody laws only allow jurisdiction to exist in the state where the child or children reside. In 1997 the Uniform Child Custody Enforcement Jurisdiction Act (UCCJEA) was created to address the question of which state has jurisdiction over a child custody case. The ...

9. 5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to ...

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   A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in Texas while otherwise limiting its ruling in the ...