(a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix Sections 521 and 522. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.
(b) At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion must be filed in a pending proceeding for custodial responsibility in a court with jurisdiction under § 9-21-104 or, if there is no pending proceeding in a court with jurisdiction under § 9-21-104, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.
Section: 9-21-302 9-21-303 9-21-304 9-21-305 9-21-306 9-21-307 9-21-308 9-21-309 9-21-310 9-21-311 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016