Alabama § 30-3C-5 Jurisdiction

Alabama Statutes

§ 30-3C-5 — Jurisdiction

Alabama § 30-3C-5

Title 30Marital and Domestic Relations

Ch. 3CAlabama Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 30-3C-5 (2026).

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(a)A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Chapter 3B of this title.

(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction to take action under this chapter if a child is present in this state and the court finds there is a credible risk of abduction.

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(a) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Chapter 3B of this title.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction to take action under this chapter if a child is present in this state and the court finds there is a credible risk of abduction.