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HB 377: Uniform Child Custody

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Roberts-Burke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wallace ; Brown ; Effman ; Detert

Uniform Child Custody; creates "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act"; specifies proceedings not governed by act; provides application to Indian tribes & international application of act; provides for initial child custody jurisdiction & for exclusive, continuing jurisdiction; provides for enforcement under Hague Convention & for recognition of enforcement orders of court of another state, etc. Amends Ch. 61, 39.502, 741.30.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/4/1999	House	• Prefiled
12/8/1999	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
3/7/2000	House	• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00029
4/12/2000	House	• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00508; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
4/24/2000	House	• Placed on General Calendar; Read second and third times HJ 00649; Passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 0 HJ 00650
4/24/2000	Senate	• In Messages
4/26/2000	Senate	• Received, referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy SJ 00529
5/5/2000	Senate	• Died in Committee on Judiciary

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 1942 (c1)	Uniform Child Custody	Campbell	Similar	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died on Calendar

Version	Posted	Format
H 377 Filed	8/28/2000 9:14 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 377	Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting)	11/5/1999 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 377	Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting)	4/18/2000 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 377	Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting)	5/16/2000 12:00 AM	PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 377 Filed	4/24/2000 3:20 PM	House	109 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (27)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.502	Notice, process, and service.
61.13	Custody and support of children; visitation rights; power of court in making orders.
61.1302	Short title.
61.1304	Purposes of act; construction of provisions.
61.1306	Definitions.
61.1308	Jurisdiction.
61.131	Notice and opportunity to be heard.
61.1312	Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdiction.
61.1314	Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
61.1316	Inconvenient forum.
61.1318	Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
61.132	Information under oath to be submitted to the court.
61.1322	Additional parties.
61.1324	Appearance of parties and the child.
61.1326	Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
61.1328	Recognition of out-of-state custody decrees.
61.133	Modification of custody decree of another state.
61.1332	Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state.
61.1334	Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
61.1336	Certified copies of custody decree.
61.1338	Taking testimony in another state.
61.134	Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.
61.1342	Assistance to courts of other states.
61.1344	Preservation of documents for use in other states.
61.1346	Request for court records of another state.
61.1348	International application.
741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.

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