Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act. A federal statute that governs the disposition of military pension benefits to former spouses of persons in the armed services.10 USCA §§ 1401 et seq. • The Act permits state courts to treat military-retirement pay as marital property and to order payment of up to 50% of the retirement […]
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Uniform Trade Secrets Act. A 1979 model statute, now enacted by most states, defining trade secret differently from the common law by being at once broader (because there is no continuous-use requirement) and narrower (because information “readily ascertainable by proper means” cannot qualify). • The Act has three elements: (1) the information must qualify as
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Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act. A 1988 model statute aimed at ensuring certainty of legal parentage when assisted conception has been used. • The adopting state has the option of regulating or prohibiting contracts with surrogate mothers.
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Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. A 1992 model statute establishing a one-order system by which an alimony or child-support decree issued by one state can be enforced against a former spouse who resides in another state. • This statute has been adopted in every state and is the basis of jurisdiction in child-support suits. The
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Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. A 1950 model statute (now superseded) that sought to unify the way in which interstate support matters were processed and the way in which one jurisdiction’s orders were given full faith and credit in another jurisdiction. • This Act, which was amended in 1958 and 1960, was replaced in
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Uniform Probate Code. A 1969 model statute that modernizes the rules and doctrines governing intestate succession, probate, and the administration of estates. • It has been extensively amended many times since 1969 and has been enacted in a majority of states. — Abbr. UPC.
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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A 1997 model statute that provides uniform methods of expedited interstate custody and visitation orders. • This Act was promulgated as a successor to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. The UCCJEA brings the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act into conformity with the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act and
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Commission of Uniform Laws 〈美〉统一法委员会(→uniform statutes)
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Uniform Parentage Act. A 1973 model statute that provides a means for determining parenthood for the general welfare of the child and for assigning child support. • The Act abolishes distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate status for children. Instead, it directs courts to determine rights and responsibilities based on the existence of a parent–child relationship.
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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. A 1968 model statute that created protocols that govern the giving and receiving of anatomical gifts. • Under the Act, a person may donate all or part of one’s own body for purposes of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. The original Act has been adopted in some form in all 50
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