UCCJEA Resources

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)

• UCCJEA Adoption Table (States that have enacted the UCCJEA with links)
• UCCJEA Flowcharts (Flow Charts for analysis of typical case problems.)
• UCCJEA: Official Act and Commentary
• Wisconsin's UCCJEA - Wis. Stats. Chapter 822

Related Statutes and Treaties

• Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act (PKPA)

International Child Abduction

• Hague Convention on International Child Abduction
• International Child Abduction Remedies Act

Wisconsin Court and Practice Forms

Model Wisconsin UCCJEA Forms

• UCCJEA Registration and Enforcement Forms
• Model Jurisdictional Recitals & Findings for Orders, Judgments & Stipulations

Official Wisconsin Circuit Court Forms

• GF-150 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Affidavit
• DAB-150 Unofficial, Alternate UCCJEA Affidavit (created by Attorney Blumberg)
• GF-177 Affidavit to Seal Identifying Information in a Child Custody Proceeding
• GF-178 Disclosure of Sealed Identifying Information in a Child Custody Proceeding
• All Other Official Wisconsin Court Forms

Official Court Forms from Other States

• Other States' Court Forms for UCCJEA Cases

Articles & C.L.E. Materials

• The UCCJEA: A Focused Introduction
  Attorney Blumberg's Updated C.L.E. Outline for Wisconsin
  • Ohio's UCCJEA: A Focused Introduction
    Attorney Blumberg’s Updated C.L.E. Outline for Ohio
  • Iowa's UCCJEA: A Focused Introduction
    Attorney Blumberg’s Updated C.L.E. Outline for Iowa
• Three Critical Steps to Avoid Interstate Custody Jurisdiction Problems
  Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 2015
• Interstate Custody Jurisdiction Continues to Reveal Tough Issues
  Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 2015
• A Guide to Enforcing Custody Orders With the UCCJEA's Powerful
  New Tools, Part I
  Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 2007
• A Guide to Enforcing Custody Orders With the UCCJEA's Powerful
  New Tools, Part II
  Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 2007

— Helpful Articles Written by Others —

• Wisconsin's Adoption of the UCCJEA Significantly Alters and Clarifies Child Custody Jurisdiction (by Carlton Stansbury)
  Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 2006

News Flash

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Full Faith & Credit Case. On March 7, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily reversed the Alabama Supreme Court's denial of full faith & credit (FF&C) to a Georgia court's judgment that let a biological mother's same-sex partner adopt 'their' 3 kids without simultaneously ending bio-Mom's parental rights. even though GA's adoption statute seemed to bar such an outcome. Well after the adoption became final in GA, the couple's non-marital relationship fell apart [the case predated the Obergefell same-sex marriage decision], and adoptive-Mom sued in AL for custody/visitation. In opposition, Bio- Mom claimed that GA's adoption judgment wasn't entitled to FF&C. The AL Supreme Ct. upheld that defense, holding that the GA court's violation of the GA statute was a jurisdictional failure that precluded FF&C. The U.S. Supreme Ct. reversed and held: (1) where a judgment shows on its face that it was made by a court of competent jurisdiction [under GA statutes, the GA court had jurisdiction to decide "all matters of adoption"], jurisdiction must be "presumed unless disproved," and (2) where a statute like GA's adoption statute doesn't expressly say its provisions are 'jurisdictional,' its requirements do not become 'jurisdictional' just because they are "mandatory" and are to be "strictly construed." Click here to read the 6-page decision.  Note: While adoption judgments are entitled to FF&C under the U.S. Constitution, regular custody orders are not. Click here to read why.     [Prior News Flashes] 

Other Legal Resources

• Directory of Helpful Legal Sites

Client Intake Forms

• New Client Intake Questionnaire [Download, complete with Adobe Reader, then save & e-mail]
• Abduction Victim's Questionnaire [Can be completed on line]
• Abduction Victim's Questionnaire [Download and complete by hand]

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