Section 20-5-411 – Warrant to Take Physical Custody of a Child.
20-5-411. Warrant to take physical custody of a child. (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or […]
Section 20-5-402 – Enforcement Under the Hague Convention.
20-5-402. Enforcement under the Hague Convention. Under this article, 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.
Section 20-5-403 – Duty to Enforce.
20-5-403. Duty to enforce. (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this act and the determination has […]
Section 20-5-404 – Temporary Visitation.
20-5-404. Temporary visitation. (a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (i) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (ii) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for […]
Section 20-5-405 – Registration of Child Custody Determination.
20-5-405. Registration of child custody determination. (a) 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: (i) A letter or other document requesting registration; (ii) Two (2) copies, including one […]
Section 20-5-406 – Enforcement of Registered Determination.
20-5-406. Enforcement of registered determination. (a) 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. (b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify except in accordance with […]
Section 20-5-401 – Definitions.
20-5-401. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination; (ii) “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced […]