§ 36-6-228. Temporary Order of Enforcement
A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule. If a court of […]
§ 36-6-229. Registration of Foreign Decrees — Duties of Registering Court — Contesting Validity of Registered Decree
A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state: A letter or other document requesting registration; Two (2) copies, including one (1) certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, […]
§ 36-6-230. Enforcement and Modification of Registered Decrees
A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child-custody determination made by a court of another state. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with this part, a registered child-custody determination of a […]
§ 36-6-231. Proceeding for Enforcement of Registered Decree When Modification Procedures Are Pending in Another State
If a proceeding for enforcement under this part 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 this part, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The […]
§ 36-6-232. Verification and Contents of Petition for Enforcement — Order for Respondent to Appear
A petition under this part 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 must state: […]
§ 36-6-233. Service of Petition and Order
Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-235, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
§ 36-6-234. Order for Immediate Physical Custody — Fees, Costs and Expenses — Party Refusal to Testify — Husband and Wife Communications as Evidence
Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to § 36-6-219, 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 […]
§ 36-6-219. Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction — Order Enforcement — Communication With Foreign Courts
A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. If […]
§ 36-6-220. Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard — Joinder and Intervention
Before a child-custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of § 36-6-211 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not […]
§ 36-6-221. Proceedings Already Commenced in Another State
Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this part if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this part, […]