1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 517 - 519 Domestic Relations
Chapter 518A Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
Section 518A.01 Purposes.

518A.01 Purposes.

Subdivision 1. The general purposes of sections 518A.01 to 518A.25 are:

(a) To avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict with courts of other states in matters of child custody and to promote cooperation with the courts of other states so that a custody decree is rendered in the state which can best decide the case in the best interest of the child;

(b) To deter abductions and other unilateral removals of children undertaken to obtain custody awards;

(c) To avoid relitigation of custody decisions of other states in this state insofar as feasible, and to facilitate the enforcement of custody decrees of other states;

(d) To promote and expand the exchange of information and other forms of mutual assistance between the courts of this state and those of other states concerned with the same child; and

(e) To make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

Subd. 2. Sections 518A.01 to 518A.25 shall be construed to promote the general purposes stated in this section.

HIST: 1977 c 8 s 1