CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3.

§§ 3421–3430 · 10 sections

• § 3421 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if any of the…
• § 3422 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 3421 or 3423 has…
• § 3423 Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a…
• § 3424 (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an…
• § 3425 (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Section 3408 must…
• § 3426 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this chapter if, at the time of the…
• § 3427 (a) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this part to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if…
• § 3428 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424 or by any other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this part because a person…
• § 3429 (a) In a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under…
• § 3430 (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court in person with…