§ 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 […]
§ 93-27-109. Appearance and limited immunity
A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the […]
§ 93-27-110. Communication between courts
A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before […]
§ 93-27-111. Taking testimony in another state
In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own […]
§ 93-27-112. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records
A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: Hold an evidentiary hearing; Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding; Forward to the court […]
§ 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 […]