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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act
A law in every state that determines which court has jurisdiction over custody matters involving children--in other words, where a custody action can be brought if the children have lived in different places in the period just before the custody action begins.
LA-WS6:DRU.1.4.1.130427.19500