CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3.
§§ 3400–3412 · 12 sections
- § 3400 This part may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
- § 3402 As used in this part: (a) “Abandoned” means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision. (b) “Child” means an individual who has…
- § 3403 This part does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
- § 3404 (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.) is not subject to this…
- § 3405 (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this chapter and Chapter 2…
- § 3406 A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this part binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the…
- § 3407 If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this part is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be…
- § 3408 (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for…
- § 3409 (a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child…
- § 3410 (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this part. (b) The court may allow the parties to…
- § 3411 (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another…
- § 3412 (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do all of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing. (2) Order a person to…