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Chapter 5: Jurisdiction to Make an Initial Custody Determination
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1997.tb01837.x
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , statutory law , child custody , federal jurisdiction , law , state (computer science) , political science , computer science , algorithm
Summary This chapter explains the state and federal statutory scheme for the existence and exercise of jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination. Grounds for declining jurisdiction are also discussed, including simultaneous proceedings pending in another state, inconvenient forum and “clean hands” considerations, and the federal preference for “home state” jurisdiction. The next chapter examines jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination.