Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Domestic Relations Law 78
UCCJEA
DRL 78: Application and Construction
DRL 78. Application and Construction
Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
S 78. Application and construction.
In applying and construing this article, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
LINK TO SECTIONS OF THE UCCJEA
DRL 75 DRL 76 DRL 77 DRL 78 DRL 78-a
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