GroundRules
Ala. Code § 30-3C-5: Jurisdiction.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.
- Chapter 3C Alabama Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.
(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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