The Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio has been carrying articles about Ohio's pending substitute Senate Bill 185, introduced on Jan. 1st, and intending to replace the current version of Ohio's law with the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)" approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. (See Vol. 16 Issue 6 Pp. 93)
UCCJEA "revises the law on child custody in the light of federal enactments & almost 30 years inconsistent case law," the article recites. It is intended to "provide clearer standards for which the states can exercise original jurisdiction over child custody determinations," and "a remedial process to enforce interstate child custody & visitation determinations." A 16-page PDF explanation by the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention is accessible online.
Kentucky,Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have all passed some version of the Act, while Indiana's SB 280 died in the House in the 2003-2004 session, according to the NCCUSL Web site's UCCJEA Code Citation list and bill tracking service.
The American Bar Association has posted a table outlining the "child custody criteria" of the states, and FindLaw provides a link to pertinent state statutes.
House Bill 185, and its bill analysis, are available thru the Ohio Legislative Service.
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