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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

7 GCA § 39A302: Proceeding for Temporary Custody Order.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure
  2. Division 3 - Civil Special Proceedings
  3. Chapter 39A: Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
  4. ARTICLE 3: JUDICIAL PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING DEPLOYMENT

(a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix Sections 521 and 522. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.

(b) At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion must be filed in a pending proceeding for custodial responsibility in a court with jurisdiction under § 39A104 or, if there is no pending proceeding in a court with jurisdiction under § 39A104, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.

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