Nebraska Statutes 43-3905. Jurisdiction
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(a) A petition under the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 43-3905
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under section 43-1241 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.