§ 93-27-307. Simultaneous proceedings
If a proceeding for enforcement under this Article 3 is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under Article 2, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. […]
§ 93-27-308. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination
A petition under this Article 3 must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination […]
§ 93-27-309. Service of petition and order
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
§ 93-27-310. Hearing and order
Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order under Section 93-27-204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that: The child custody determination has not been registered and […]
§ 93-27-311. Warrant to take physical custody of child
Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state. If the court, upon the […]
§ 93-27-312. Costs, fees, and expenses
The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes […]
§ 93-27-303. Duty to enforce
A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance […]
§ 93-27-201. Initial child-custody jurisdiction
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six (6) months before the […]
§ 93-27-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Sections 93-27-201 or 93-27-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person […]
§ 93-27-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 93-27-201(1)(a) or (b); and: The court of the other state determines it no longer […]