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Committee hears Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, supporters say it’s a prevention tool not frequently used
Summary
Testimony supported adopting the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act to give courts tools to deter domestic and international abductions, including travel-document surrender and cooperation across states; supporters said it would be used rarely but could prevent severe outcomes.
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 21 26, the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, a model law adopted by 18 states designed to give courts specific prevention tools when there is a credible risk a child may be taken out of the state or country by a parent or other actor.
The bill matters because it offers preventive measures—travel restrictions, surrender of passports or other travel documents, limits on removing a child from the state or country and, in imminent-danger cases, a warrant…
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