§ 93-27-207. Inconvenient forum
A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum […]
§ 93-27-208. Jurisdiction declined because of conduct
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204 or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless: The parents and all persons acting as parents […]
§ 93-27-209. Information to be submitted to court
Subject to any law providing for the confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during […]
§ 93-27-210. Appearance of parties and child
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 or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has physical custody or control of the child […]
§ 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 […]
§ 93-27-103. Proceedings governed by other law
This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
§ 93-27-104. Application to Indian tribes
A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USCS Section 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it […]
§ 93-27-105. International application
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 Articles 1 and 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards […]