{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3c-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3C-5","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 3C Alabama Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-3C-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"7505a161136e2f6e7b2cabc8edfb44fe025ccbcabb118e768e97d4705340260c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3c-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3c-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}