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28 U.S.C. 1738A: Full faith and credit given to child custody determinations

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-611. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2000Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000

1998Pub. L. 105-374

1980Pub. L. 96-611created it

28 U.S.C. 1738AFull faith and credit given to child custody determinations

(1)changed

(a)The appropriate authorities of every State shall enforce according to its…changed

(b)As used in this section, the term—added to

(c)A child custody or visitation determination made by a court of a State is…changed

(d)The jurisdiction of a court of a State which has made a child custody or…added to

(e)Before a child custody or visitation determination is made, reasonable notice…changed

(f)A court of a State may modify a determination of the custody of the same child…

(g)A court of a State shall not exercise jurisdiction in any proceeding for a…moved to (j)

(h)A court of a State may not modify a visitation determination made by a court of…

(i)Newnew

(j)A court of a State shall not exercise jurisdiction in any proceeding for a… (formerly (g))renumbered

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10745Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10745 Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act · introduced · would change (1), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i)

How it got here

2000

Pub. L. 106–386 substituted "the child, a sibling, or parent of the child" for "he". (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Law text · (c)

1998

Pub. L. 105–374, §1(a), substituted "subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this section, any custody determination or visitation determination" for "subsection (f) of this section, any child custody determination". Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(b), inserted "or grandparent" after "parent". Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(c), struck out "or visitation" after "for the custody". Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(d), substituted "custody or visitation determination" for "custody determination" in two places. Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(e), added par. (9). Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(f), substituted "custody or visitation determination" for "custody determination" in introductory provisions. Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(g), inserted "or visitation" after "determine the custody". Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(h), (i), substituted "custody or visitation determination" for "custody determination". Law text · (d), (e)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(j), which directed substitution of "custody or visitation determination" for "custody determination", was executed by making the substitution in two places to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Law text · (g)
Pub. L. 105–374, §1(k), added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.