Title 30 — Title 30

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Modification. Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Individual Parties Reside in This State. Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. History: (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision. (2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A judgment, decree, or o…

This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. History: (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

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., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. History: (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

(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 this article and Article 2. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual cir…

A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with Section 30-3B-108 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the …

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. History: (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

(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. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if …

(a) When making a special appearance 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 p…

(a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. (b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given…

(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 …

(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child invol…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: (1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the chil…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 30-3B-201 or Section 30-3B-203 has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the determination until: (1) A court of this state determin…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, 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 30- 3B-201(a)(1) or (2) and: (1) The…

[Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-237, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) 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 emer…

(a) Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Section 30-3B-108 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between res…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article 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 state…

(a) A court of this state which 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 state is a more app…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204 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 to exercise its juri…

(a) Except, as otherwise provided in subsection (e), 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 th…

(a) 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 person who is in this state and who has physical custody or control of the c…

In this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) PETITIONER. 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 determinatio…

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. History: (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

(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 chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictio…