For those not lawyers, the UCCJEA is a ridiculously long acronym for standardized custody laws that are supposed to be uniform across the United States. The goal of the Uniform Law Commission which writes these laws is to minimize modifications because they breed confusion. In both versions of these “custody jurisdiction” laws an exception was carved out for what is dubbed “emergency” jurisdiction. Recall we started talking about the uniform custody acts adopted by the states and emergency custody jurisdiction to protect kids in danger. While this is going on, the child may be with the parent in Florida or the child may be in some protective custody.

Source: ABC News March 06, 2023 22:48 UTC