uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act
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 the Violence Against Women Act. The Act revises child-custody jurisdiction, giving clearer standards for original jurisdiction and a standard for continuing jurisdiction. The Act also provides a remedial process for enforcing interstate child custody and visitation. — Abbr. UCCJEA. Cf. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT.
