| K. Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act |
| 28 U.S.C.A. § 1738A |
The Parental
Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) is aimed at deterring parental child
snatching. It is a federal law that gives full faith
and credit to state custody orders.
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| L.G.
v. People, 890 P.2d 647 ( |
It confers
continuing jurisdiction on a state that issues a custody order so long
as the child or a parent lives in the state. However,
the PKPA does not apply to D&N proceedings.
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