uniform statutes
uniform statutes 〈美〉统一法(→uniform laws or acts)
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uniform statute
A law drafted with the intention that it will be adopted by all or most of the states; esp., UNIFORM LAW. Cf. MODEL ACT. [Cases: Statutes 226. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 358–361.]
uniform putative and unknown fathers act
Uniform Putative and Unknown Fathers Act. A 1988 model statute aimed at codifying Supreme Court decisions on the rights of an unwed father in relation to his child. • The Act deals primarily with an unwed father’s right to notice of a termination and adoption proceeding, to adjudication of paternity, to visitation, and to custody.
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uniform premarital agreements act
Uniform Premarital Agreements Act. A 1983 model statute that governs the drafting of prenuptial contracts and provides a more certain framework for drafting complete and enforceable agreements. • Under the UPAA, a premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by the parties. It becomes effective only upon marriage. The agreement may govern the parties’
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national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. An organization that drafts and proposes statutes for adoption by individual states, with the goal of making the laws on various subjects uniform among the states. • Founded in 1892 and composed of representatives from all 50 states, the Conference has drafted more than 200 uniform laws,
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uniform juvenile court act
Uniform Juvenile Court Act. A 1968 model statute designed to (1) provide for the care, protection, and moral, mental, and physical development of the children who come under its provisions, (2) provide juvenile delinquents with treatment, training, and rehabilitation rather than criminal punishment, (3) attempt to keep families together unless separation of parents and children
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uniform child custody jurisdiction act
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. A 1968 model statute that sets out a standard (based on the child’s residence in and connections with the state) by which a state court determines whether it has jurisdiction over a particular child-custody matter or whether it must recognize a custody decree issued by another state’s court. • The
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uniform law
uniform law. An unofficial law proposed as legislation for all the states to adopt exactly as written, the purpose being to promote greater consistency among the states. • All the uniform laws are promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. For a complete collection, see Uniform Laws Annotated. See uniform statute
uniform disposition of community property at death act
Uniform Disposition of Community Property at Death Act. A 1971 model statute designed for non-community-property states to preserve the rights of each spouse in property that was community property before the spouses moved to non-community-property states, unless they have severed or altered their community-property rights.
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uniform partnership act
Uniform Partnership Act. A 1914 model statute intended to bring uniformity to state laws governing general and limited partnerships. • The Act was adopted by almost all the states, but has been superseded in several of them by the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (1994). — Abbr. UPA. [Cases: Partnership 351. C.J.S. Partnership § 404.]
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