19-A §1783. Transitional provision
§1783. Transitional provision A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination that was commenced before January 1, 2000 is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made. [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL […]
19-A §1748. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
§1748. Temporary emergency jurisdiction 1. Abandoned child; emergency. 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 […]
19-A §1749. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
§1749. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder 1. Notice and opportunity to be heard required. Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section 1738 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this State […]
19-A §1750. Simultaneous proceedings
§1750. Simultaneous proceedings 1. Pending proceeding in another state. Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State may not exercise its jurisdiction under this subchapter 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 […]
19-A §1751. Inconvenient forum
§1751. Inconvenient forum 1. Court of this State an inconvenient forum. A court of this State that 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 […]
19-A §1752. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
§1752. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct 1. Jurisdiction based on unjustifiable conduct. Except as otherwise provided in section 1748 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 […]
19-A §1753. Information to be submitted to court
§1753. Information to be submitted to court 1. Required 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 the last 5 years and […]
19-A §1754. Appearance of parties and child
§1754. Appearance of parties and child 1. Appearance of party or other persons in this State. 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 […]
19-A §1761. Definitions
§1761. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).] 1. Petitioner. “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the […]
19-A §1762. Enforcement under Hague Convention
§1762. Enforcement under Hague Convention Under this subchapter a court of this State may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination. [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, […]