House Bill 281 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill Representative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final

Description

Under existing law, a court exercising temporary jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is required to explicitly provide that a child custody determination made under temporary emergency jurisdiction becomes a final determination.

This bill would remove that provision and provide that, if no child custody proceeding has been commenced in a state having jurisdiction within six months after a child custody determination is made pursuant to the UCCJEA under temporary emergency jurisdiction, that child custody determination automatically becomes final.

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Subjects

Family Law