The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act passed in Texas in1999 is supposed to give certainty and uniformity to the state that would have jurisdiction over a child custody matter. This made a lot of sense because prior laws in different states sometimes made it possible to have conflicting child custody orders in several states. To date, all states have adopted some form of this Uniform Act, with the exception of Massachusetts.
The UCCJEA covers initial child custody jurisdiction and modification jurisdiction, among other things. According to an article in CNN Money, more Americans moved to Texas in recent years than any other state, with the state experiencing a net gain of more than 387,000 residents in the 2013 census. Five Texas cities—Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth—were among the top 20 fastest-growing large metro areas, with Austin earning the title of the fastest growing major city. Given all of that migration into Texas, this act has been and will continue to be the subject of litigation for Texans and would-be Texans.
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