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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. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.

  4. Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act ("UCAPA") [1] is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) and submitted for enactment by jurisdictions within the United States in 2006.

  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. List of uniform acts (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act: 1995 Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act: 2006 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act: 1968 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: 1997 Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act: 2009 Uniform Commercial Code: 2001 Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act: 1982, 1994

  7. 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 ...

  8. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) is one of the uniform acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States. First developed in 1992 [ 1 ] the NCCUSL revised the act in 1996 [ 2 ] and again in 2001 [ 3 ] with additional amendments in 2008. [ 4 ]

  9. 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 ...

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