Section 76-C – Temporary emergency jurisdiction

1. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child, a sibling or parent of the child.2. If there is no previous child custody...

Section 76-A – Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with section seventy-six or seventy-six-b of this title has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination...

Section 76 – Initial child custody jurisdiction

1. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:(a) this state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or...