PKPA stands for Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act. It is a federal law that allows one state to honor and enforce the custody determination of another state, as long as the Act's requirements are satisfied. Battered women must be aware that fleeing with a child for safety reasons will not automatically justify removal of the child in the eyes of the court. Similarly, a battered women whose child is abducted by the batterer must be armed with the legal basis for securing the return of the child, because the longer the child is in a different state, the harder it may be to secure the child's return. A court must first decide whether it has jurisdiction in the case.
Jurisdiction is the power of the court to hear and determine a case.
This type of jurisdiction is temporary and is invoked solely for the purpose of protecting the child until the state that has jurisdiction enters an order. Being prepared to present testimony and other evidence as recommended in this legal resource kit will help you to state your case and avoid a denial of jurisdiction on this basis. See National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, With Prefatory Note and Comments , pp. Unfortunately I was too late but his video is helping me now that I continue to fight for my daughter. I highly recommend that you go to these links for information right away.