§ 75. Short title and statement of legislative intent. 1. This article may be cited as the “uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act”. 2. It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this article to provide an effective mechanism to obtain and enforce orders of custody and visitation across state lines and to […]
§ 75-f. Priority. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this article is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, child or child’s attorney must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
§ 75-g. Notice to persons outside state. 1. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state shall be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process, as provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subdivision, or by the law of […]
§ 75-h. Appearance and limited immunity. 1. 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, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or […]
§ 75-i. Communication between courts. 1. A court of this state may communicate and, pursuant to subdivision four of section seventy-six-c, subdivision two of section seventy-six-e and section seventy-seven-f of this article, must communicate, with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this article. 2. The court may allow the parties to […]
§ 75-j. Taking testimony in another state. 1. 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 […]
§ 75-k. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records. 1. A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (a) hold an evidentiary hearing; (b) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (c) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody […]
§ 75-l. Military service by parent; effect on child custody orders pursuant to this article. 1. During the period of time that a parent is activated, deployed or temporarily assigned to military service, such that the parent’s ability to continue as a joint caretaker or the primary caretaker of a minor child is materially affected […]
§ 75-m. Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or visitation proceedings. 1. The court may not deny or decide a petition for guardianship, custody or visitation solely on the basis that the petitioner is blind. The blindness of the petitioner shall be considered relevant only to the extent that the court finds, based on evidence […]
