§1745. Initial child custody jurisdiction 1. Jurisdiction over initial determination. Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: A. This State is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding or was […]
§1746. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction 1. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 1745 or 1747 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: A. A court of this State determines that neither the child, nor the […]
§1747. Jurisdiction to modify determination Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 1745, subsection 1, paragraph A or B and: […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
