§ 5421. Initial child custody jurisdiction
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: August 16, 2004
Effective: August 16, 2004
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5421
§ 5421. Initial child custody jurisdiction
(1) this Commonwealth is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this Commonwealth but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this Commonwealth;
(2) a court of another state does not have jurisdiction under paragraph (1) or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this Commonwealth is the more appropriate forum under section 5427 (relating to inconvenient forum) or 5428 (relating to jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct) and:
Credits
2004, June 15, P.L. 236, No. 39, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 16, 2004].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5421, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5421
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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