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UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION & ENFORCEMENT ACT

PURPOSE:
Revises the 1968 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, which was adopted in every state, and brings it into compliance with the federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act. This act limits child custody jurisdiction to one state, and provides enforcement provisions for child custody orders.

ORIGIN:
Completed by the Uniform Law Commissioners in 1997.

APPROVED BY:
American Bar Association

STATE ADOPTIONS:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota

Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

2008 INTRODUCTIONS:
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Hampshire

For any further information regarding the Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Act,
please contact Eric Fish or Katie Robinson at 312-450-6600.

© 2002 National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
111 North Wabash Ave., Suite 1010
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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