| Domestic Torts |
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| There are a variety of domestic torts that are recognized in most jurisdictions and that may be pursued by either party.
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| Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act |
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| In 1980 Congress enacted the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) to close existing gaps and bring greater uniformity to interstate child-custody practice. The PKPA requires state courts to enforce and not modify custody and visitation determinations made by sister states unless the original state either no longer has jurisdiction or declined to exercise jurisdiction.More... |
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| Adoption and Safe Families Act - Permanency Plans and Hearings |
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| The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) requires states to conduct a permanency hearing within 12 months of a child's placement in foster care and at least every 12 months thereafter for as long as the child is in foster care. The date of the child's placement in foster care is the earlier of the following two dates: the date of the first judicial finding that the child is abused or neglected, or 60 days after the removal of the child from his or her home.
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| Uniform Divorce Recognition Act |
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| The Uniform Divorce Recognition Act has been adopted by seven states: California, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. The Act applies only to those seven states. The Act does not apply to any other state.
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| International Child Abductions |
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| Family abduction or parental abduction is the taking of a child by a parent, in most circumstances. An international child abduction involves an additional element of crossing the nation's borders.
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