Section 70 UAGPPJA and Child Custody Analogy

• Library: Trust and Estate Legislation 2012

Similar problems of jurisdiction existed for many years in the United States in connection with child custody determinations. If the parents lived in different states, the courts in more than one state often had jurisdiction to issue custody orders. But the Uniform Law Commission has approved two uniform acts that have effectively minimized the problem of multiple court jurisdiction in child custody matters. The UCCJA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) was approved in 1968 and succeeded by the UCCJEA...