HR 772 · 96th Congress · Families

A bill to amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to the district courts to enforce any custody order of State court against a parent who, in contravention of such order, takes a child to another State.

Introduced 1979-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Grants jurisdiction to the district courts, irrespective of the amount in controversy, to enforce any custody order of a State court against a parent who, in violation of such order, takes a child to another State.…

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