Section 20-5-210 – Communication Between Courts.
20-5-210. Communication between courts. (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act. (b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, the parties shall be given the opportunity […]
Section 20-5-211 – Taking Testimony in Another State.
20-5-211. Taking testimony in another state. (a) 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 […]
Section 20-5-212 – Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Record.
20-5-212. Cooperation between courts; preservation of record. (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (i) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (ii) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (iii) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of […]
Section 20-5-209 – Appearance and Limited Immunity.
20-5-209. Appearance and limited immunity. (a) 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, shall not be subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or […]
Section 20-5-204 – Application to Tribes.
20-5-204. Application to tribes. (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., shall not be subject to this act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (b) A court of this state shall […]
Section 20-5-205 – International Application.
20-5-205. International application. (a) 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 2 and 3 of this act. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign […]
Section 20-5-206 – Effect of Child Custody Determination.
20-5-206. Effect of child custody determination. A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this act shall bind all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with W.S. 20-5-208 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the […]
Section 20-5-207 – Priority.
20-5-207. Priority. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
Section 20-5-208 – Notice to Persons Outside of State.
20-5-208. Notice to persons outside of state. (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice shall be […]
Section 20-5-201 – Short Title.
20-5-201. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”