§ 14-13.7-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act”. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1200), ch. 174, p. 624, § 2, effective May 10.
§ 14-13.7-102. Definitions. in This Article 13.7:
“Adult” means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age or who is an emancipated minor. “Caretaking authority” means the right to live with and care for a child on a day-to-day basis. The term includes physical custody, parenting time, right to access, and visitation. “Child” means: An unemancipated individual who has not attained […]
§ 14-13.7-104. Jurisdiction
A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this article only if the court has jurisdiction under article 13 of this title. If a court has issued an interim order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to part 3 of this article, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the […]
§ 14-13.7-105. Notification Required of Deploying Parent
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section and subject to subsection (3) of this section, in cases where there has been a prior determination of custody, a deploying parent shall notify in a record the other parent of a pending deployment not later than twelve calendar days after receiving deployment orders unless […]
§ 14-13.7-106. Duty to Notify of Change of Address
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, an individual to whom custodial responsibility has been granted during deployment pursuant to part 2 or 3 of this article shall notify the deploying parent and any other individual with custodial responsibility of a child of any change of the individual’s mailing address or residence […]
§ 14-13.7-107. General Consideration in Custody Proceeding of Parent’s Military Service
In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member, a parent’s past deployment or possible future deployment in itself may not serve as the sole basis in determining the best interest of the child. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the court from applying section 14-10-124 in determining […]