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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act:
(1) Abduction means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child;
(2) Child means an unemancipated individual who is less than eighteen years of age;
(3) Child custody determination means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order;
(4) Child custody proceeding means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence;
(5) Court means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination;
(6) Petition includes a motion or its equivalent;
(7) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(8) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation;
(9) Travel document means records relating to a travel itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a passport or visa;
(10) Wrongful removal means the taking of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state; and
(11) Wrongful retention means the keeping or concealing of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 43. Infants and Juveniles § 43-3902. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-43-infants-and-juveniles/ne-rev-st-sect-43-3902/
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