LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES AND PRO BONO DESK MANUAL 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS
6.4.2.3 Screen for “history of family violence” . . . . . . . .321
6.4.3 Witnesses and documentary evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
6.4.4 Civil Code art 134 custody factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
6.4.5 Joint Custody Implementation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
6.4.6 Custody to non-parents under C.C. art. 133 . . . . . . . . . . .329
6.5 Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) Payments . . . . . . . . . . .330
6.6 Ex Parte Custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
6.7 Custody by Mandate or Power of Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
6.8 Relocation of a Child’s Principal residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
6.9 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement act
(UCCJEA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
6.9.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
6.9.2 Overview of 2007 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
6.9.3 Jurisdiction under UCCJEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
6.9.3.1 Understanding the interplay of UCCJEA
and PKPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
6.9.3.2 Personal jurisdiction is not required for child
custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6.9.3.3 Notice and service of process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6.9.3.4 Home State jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6.9.3.5 Significant connections/substantial evidence
jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
6.9.3.6 Deferral jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
6.9.3.7 Default or vacuum jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
6.9.3.8 Temporary emergency jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . .338
6.9.3.9 Simultaneous proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
6.9.3.10 Mandatory inter-court communication . . . . . . . .339
6.9.3.11 Motions to decline jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
6.9.3.12 Exclusive continuing jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . .341
6.9.3.13 Modification of other states’ custody
determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
6.9.3.14 Enforcement remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
6.9.3.15 Attorney fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
6.10 Other Statutes governing Interstate or International
Custody Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
6.10.1 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
6.10.2 International Parental Kidnapping Act (IKPA) . . . . . . . .343
6.10.3 Uniform International Child Abduction Prevention Act . .343
6.10.4 Hague Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
6.10.5 Uniform Enforcement of Domestic violence Protective
Orders Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
6.11 Additional Custody Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
6.12 Custody Resource Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
7. VISITATION RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
7.1 What visitation issues arise in a legal aid practice? . . . . . . . . . .346
7.2 Who has rights to visitation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
7.3 When can a court decide visitation rights or disputes? . . . . . . . .347
7.4 Courts may regulate, supervise, and enforce visitation to
protect children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
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