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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

How To Determine Which State Has Jurisdiction

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Question: My wife recently moved from Iowa to Kansas with our kids. I have also moved around quite a bit but have remained in Iowa. I need to file for custody but am having difficulty determining where my jurisdiction falls.

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Can My Wife Move With The Kids To Another State?

Question: My wife left our state for a supposed vacation recently. When I arrived to join her on vacation, she told me she would not be moving back home and that she wanted a divorce. Blindsided! We have not yet filed for divorce, but I want to know what rights …

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Wife moved kids out of state; which state are they residents in?

Question: At the end of last year, my wife moved and took the kids to live in another state without telling me or asking me first. In May of this year, I filed a divorce with the court system in the state where I live and where she used to …

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Can I Enforce the Child Custody Law from One State to Another?

Question: My ex and I both moved to separate states outside the state of our divorce. I have not been allowed custody of my kids in almost three years even though we’re supposed to have joint custody. Can I enforce the child custody law from one state to another?

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