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Ala. Code § 30-3C-5

Jurisdiction.

Known as the Alabama Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

The act spans §§ 30-3C-1 to 30-3C-9 (13 sections).

(Act 2010-212, p. 339, §5.)

(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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.