Section 40-10C-6 – Contents of petition

A petition pursuant to the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act shall be verified and include a copy of any existing child-custody determination, if available. The petition shall specify the risk factors for abduction, including the relevant factors described in...

Section 40-10C-5 – Jurisdiction

A. A petition pursuant to the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue pursuant to the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act...

Section 40-10C-2 – Definitions

As used in the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act:A. “abduction” means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child;B. “child” means an unemancipated individual who is less than eighteen years of age;C. “child-custody...