Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1087
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1087
- Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. See
- 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: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. See
§ 1087. Simultaneous proceedings
If a proceeding for enforcement under this subchapter is commenced in a Vermont court and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under subchapter 2 of this chapter, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement shall continue unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)