What is the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act?
This was an Act by Congress in 1980 which works in
connection with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA).
The UCCJA & UCCJEA were enacted to establish uniformity
amongst the 50 states with child custody orders so that a parent could not just
take the child to another state and get a custody order to the detriment of the
other parent where one state has already issued a custody order.
The idea is that the custody order from the first state will
be given full force in all other states and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention
Act helps to make sure that the first state’s custody order is enforced and law
enforcement can be contacted to assist in returning the child to the other parent
where the one parent refuses to return the child.
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