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Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA)

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A quick definition of Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA):

The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) is a law that helps determine which state has the authority to make decisions about child custody in cases where parents live in different states. It requires states to follow certain rules when enforcing custody orders from other states. If a state's custody laws conflict with PKPA, the federal law takes precedence. However, courts still need to follow PKPA's rules when recognizing custody orders from other states. This law helps prevent parents from taking their children across state lines to avoid custody orders from other states.

A more thorough explanation:

The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) is a law that sets national standards for determining jurisdiction in custody disputes that involve parents who live in different states. The law requires states to enforce custody decisions made by courts in other states if those decisions are consistent with the PKPA. If a state's custody law conflicts with the PKPA, the federal law takes precedence.

For example, in the case of Williams v. Williams, the Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled that an Indiana custody decision could not be enforced in North Carolina because the Indiana court did not have jurisdiction over one of the children involved in the case. This ruling shows how the PKPA requires courts to follow specific jurisdictional rules when enforcing custody decisions made in other states.

The PKPA is an important law that helps prevent parental kidnapping and ensures that custody decisions are made in the best interests of the child. By establishing clear jurisdictional rules, the law helps prevent confusion and disputes between parents who live in different states.

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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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I said accosted not assaulted
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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