A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to grant the district courts of the United States original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of certain proceedings involving enforcement of foreign custody judgments, awards, or decrees.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 March 1978

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Grants Federal courts exclusive jurisdiction of actions between a United States citizen and a foreign citizen involving the enforcement of a foreign decree awarding custody of a person who a is under 16 year of age and is in the United States.

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summary · EN · 22 March 1978
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/11722
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