Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3127 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act

• Section 3127.01 - Definitions.
  (A) As used in the Revised Code, "uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act" means the act addressing interstate recognition and enforcement of child...
• Section 3127.02 - Application Of Chapter.
  Sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code do not govern adoption proceedings or proceedings pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for...
• Section 3127.03 - Custody Proceeding Pertaining To Indian Child.
  (A) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.,...
• Section 3127.04 - Foreign Country Treated As State - Enforcement Of Foreign Custody Determinations.
  (A) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose...
• Section 3127.05 - Custody Determinations Under Chapter As Binding.
  A child custody determination made by a court of this state with jurisdiction under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code binds all...
• Section 3127.06 - Calendar Priorities.
  Upon the request of a party to a child custody proceeding that raises a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under sections 3127.01...
• Section 3127.07 - Notice And Proof Of Service For Personal Jurisdiction Outside Ohio.
  (A) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction over a person outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the Rules...
• Section 3127.08 - Immunity To Personal Jurisdiction Regarding Unrelated Matter.
  (A) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register...
• Section 3127.09 - Communication With Non-ohio Court - Opportunity To Participate.
  (A) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of...
• Section 3127.10 - Testimony Of Out-of State Witnesses.
  (A) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are...
• Section 3127.11 - Requests To Or From Non-ohio Court - Expenses - Forwarding Of Copies.
  (A) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary...
• Section 3127.15 - Jurisdictional Basis For Initial Custody Determination.
  (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination...
• Section 3127.16 - Exclusive Continuing Jurisdiction Over Determination - Termination.
  Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent...
• Section 3127.17 - Modification Of Custody Determination Of Non-ohio Court.
  Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made...
• Section 3127.18 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction - No Previous Custody Determination.
  (A) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if a child is present in this state and either of the following applies:...
• Section 3127.19 - Notice And Opportunity To Be Heard.
  (A) Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards set...
• Section 3127.20 - Custody Proceeding Pending In Another State.
  (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under sections...
• Section 3127.21 - Jurisdiction Declined - Forum Non Conveniens.
  (A) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction...
• Section 3127.22 - Jurisdiction Declined - Unjustifiable Conduct - Remedy - Assessment Of Expenses.
  (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code or another law of this state, if a court of this state...
• Section 3127.23 - Contents Of Pleading Or Affidavit.
  (A) Each party in a child custody proceeding, in the party's first pleading or in an affidavit attached to that pleading, shall give information...
• Section 3127.24 - Order To Appear - Costs.
  (A) The court may order any party to a child custody proceeding who is in this state to appear personally before the court with...
• Section 3127.31 - Definitions - Petitioner And Respondent.
  As used in sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code: (A) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return...
• Section 3127.32 - Enforcement Of Order For Return Of Child Under Hague Convention.
  Under this chapter, and subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, a juvenile court or other court with appropriate jurisdiction may...
• Section 3127.33 - Recognition Of Custody Determination Of Non-ohio Court.
  (A) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if that state exercised...
• Section 3127.34 - Temporary Enforcement Order By Court Lacking Jurisdiction To Modify Custody.
  (A) A court of this state that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing either...
• Section 3127.35 - Registration Of Child Custody Determination By Non-ohio Court - Contest Of Validity.
  (A) Subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, the clerk of a juvenile court or other court with appropriate jurisdiction may...
• Section 3127.36 - Enforcement Of Registered Custody Determination By Non-ohio Court.
  (A) Subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, a juvenile court or other court of this state may grant any relief...
• Section 3127.37 - Communication With Non-ohio Court Where Modification Proceeding Pending.
  Subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, if a proceeding for enforcement under sections 3127.31 to 3127.46 of the Revised Code...
• Section 3127.38 - Petition For Enforcement Of Custody Determination - Procedure - Order.
  (A) A petition for enforcement pursuant to sections 3127.31 to 3127.46 of the Revised Code must be verified. All orders sought to be enforced...
• Section 3127.39 - Service Of Petition And Order.
  Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.41 of the Revised Code, the petition and order shall be served by any method authorized by the...
• Section 3127.40 - Order To Take Immediate Physical Possession Of Child - Additional Relief - Privileges.
  (A) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, upon a finding that a petitioner is...
• Section 3127.41 - Warrant To Take Physical Custody Where Imminent Danger Of Harm Or Removal.
  (A) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance...
• Section 3127.42 - Award Of Fees, Expenses And Costs To Prevailing Party.
  (A) A court shall award the prevailing party in an action to enforce a child custody determination, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses...
• Section 3127.43 - Full Faith And Credit To Orders Issued By Court Of Another State.
  A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state consistent with this chapter that enforces...
• Section 3127.44 - Appeal From Final Order.
  An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code. The supreme court...
• Section 3127.45 - Actions To Locate, Obtain Return Of Child, Or Enforce Custody Determination.
  (A) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects in International Child Abduction, the prosecutor may...
• Section 3127.46 - Authorized Enforcement Actions By Law Enforcement Officer.
  At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under section 3127.45 of the Revised Code, a law enforcement officer may...
• Section 3127.47 - Assessment Of Enforcement Expenses And Costs Against Losing Party.
  If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor...
• Section 3127.51 - Construction Of Chapter To Promote Uniformity.
  In applying and construing sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of law...
• Section 3127.52 - Provisions Of Chapter Severable.
  If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions...
• Section 3127.53 - Prospective Application Of Chapter.
  A motion or other request for relief made in a parenting or child custody proceeding or to enforce a parenting or child custody determination...

Last modified: October 10, 2016