Family law. A court’s ability to take jurisdiction of a child who is physically present in the state when that child has been abandoned or when necessary to protect the child from abuse. • Section 3(a)(3) of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act allows for emergency jurisdiction. It is usu. temporary, lasting only as long […]
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Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals. Hist. A special U.S. court created in 1971 with exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from federal district courts in cases arising under the wage-and-price-control program of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970. • The court consisted of nine district and circuit judges appointed by the Chief Justice. This court was abolished
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Family law. In a child-custody matter, jurisdiction conferred when it is in the best interests of the child and either (1) there is no other basis for jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act or the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, or (2) another state has declined jurisdiction in favor of default jurisdiction. • Jurisdiction
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A court having jurisdiction to adjudicate the captures made at sea in time of war. See PRIZE(2). [Cases: War and National Emergency 28(1). C.J.S. War and National Defense §§ 29–39, 43, 45.]