uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act

UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGSJURISDICTION ACTTABLE OF CONTENTSPREFATORY NOTE ...........................................................1[ARTICLE] 1GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 101. SHORT TITLE...................................................6SECTION 102. DEFINITIONS. ..................................................6SECTION 103. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF [ACT]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9SECTION 104. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9SECTION 105. COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11SECTION 106. TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12[ARTICLE] 2JURISDICTIONSECTION 201. DEFINITIONS; SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION FACTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15SECTION 202. EXCLUSIVE BASIS. ............................................18SECTION 203. JURISDICTION.................................................18SECTION 204. SPECIAL JURISDICTION.........................................20SECTION 205. EXCLUSIVE AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22SECTION 206. APPROPRIATE FORUM..........................................23SECTION 207. JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25SECTION 208. NOTICE OF PROCEEDING.......................................26SECTION 209. PROCEEDINGS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27[ARTICLE] 3TRANSFER OF GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIPSECTION 301. TRANSFER OF GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP TOANOTHER STATE......................................................30SECTION 302. ACCEPTING GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIPTRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER STATE.................................32[ARTICLE] 4REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATESSECTION 401. REGISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34SECTION 402. REGISTRATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34SECTION 403. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION. ....................................35[ARTICLE] 5MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSECTION 501. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36