A bill to amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to the district courts to enforce any custody order of State court against a parent who, in contravention of such order, takes a child to another State.

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Introduced

15 January 1979

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Grants jurisdiction to the district courts, irrespective of the amount in controversy, to enforce any custody order of a State court against a parent who, in violation of such order, takes a child to another State.

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summary · EN · 15 January 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/772
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