UNIFORM NONPARENT CUSTODY
AND VISITATION ACT
drafted by the
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS
ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
and by it
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED FOR ENACTMENT
IN ALL THE STATES
at its
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEETING IN ITS ONE-HUNDRED-AND-TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
JULY 20 - JULY 26, 2018
WITH PREFATORY NOTE AND COMMENTS
Copyright © 2018
By
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS
ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
September 25, 2018
ABOUT ULC
The Uniform Law Commiss ion (ULC), also known as National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), now in its 127th year, provides states with non-partisan, well-
conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state
statutory law.
ULC members must be lawyers, qualified to practice law. They are practicing lawyers, judges,
legislators and legislative staff and law professors, who have been appointed by state governments as
well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to research, draft and
promote enactment of uniform state laws in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and
practical.
• ULC strengthens the federal system by providing rules and procedures that are consistent from
state to state but that also reflect the diverse experience of the states.
• ULC statutes are representative of state experience, because the organization is made up of
representatives from each state, appointed by state government.
• ULC keeps state law up-to-date by addressing important and timely legal issues.
• ULC’s efforts reduce the need for individuals and businesses to deal with different laws as
they move and do business in different states.
• ULC’s work facilitates economic development and provides a legal platform for foreign
entities to deal with U.S. citizens and businesses.
• Uniform Law Commissioners donate thousands of hours of their time and legal and drafting
expertise every year as a public service, and receive no salary or compensation for their work.
• ULC’s deliberative and uniquely open drafting process draws on the expertise of
commissioners, but also utilizes input from legal experts, and advisors and observers
representing the views of other legal organizations or interests that will be subject to the
proposed laws.
• ULC is a state-supported organization that represents true value for the states, providing
services that most states could not otherwise afford or duplicate.
DRAFTING COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM NONPARENT CUSTODY
AND VISITATION ACT
The Committee appointed by and representing the Uniform Law Commission in preparing this
Act consists of the following individuals:
DEBRA H. LEHRMANN, Supreme Court of Texas, Supreme Court Bldg., 201 W. 14th St.,
Room 104, Austin, TX 78701, Chair
BARBARA A. ATWOOD, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers School of Law, 1201 E.
Speedway Blvd., P.O. Box 210176, Tucson, AZ 85721-0176, Vice Chair
DAVID D. BIKLEN, 799 Prospect Ave., B2, West Hartford, CT 06105
MARK J. CUTRONA, Division of Research, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave., Dover, DE
19901
JACK DAVIES, 1201 Yale Pl., Unit 2004, Minneapolis, MN 55403
MARY P. DEVINE, 704 Big Woods Pl., Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103
GAIL HAGERTY, Burleigh County Court House, P.O. Box 1013, 514 E. Thayer Ave.,
Bismarck, ND 58502-1013
JAMIE PEDERSEN, 43rd Legislative District, 235 John A. Cherberg Bldg., P.O. Box 40643,
Olympia, WA 98504-0643
ARTHUR H. PETERSON, P.O. Box 20444, Juneau, AK, 99802
CRAIG STOWERS, Alaska Supreme Court, 303 K St., Anchorage, AK 99501-2084
SAMUEL J. TENENBAUM, Northwestern University School of Law, 357 E. Chicago Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60611
ERIC WEEKS, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, 210 House Bldg., Utah
State Capitol Complex, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5210
CANDACE ZIERDT, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st St. S., Gulfport, FL 33707
JEFF J. ATKINSON, DePaul College of Law, 3514 Riverside Dr., Wilmette, IL 60091, Reporter
EX OFFICIO
ANITA RAMASASTRY, University of Washington School of Law, William H. Gates Hall, Box
353020, Seattle, WA 98195-3020, President
WILLIAM BARRETT, 600 N. Emerson Ave., P.O. Box 405, Greenwood, IN 46142, Division
Chair
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADVISORS
ALLEN G. PALMER, Halloran & Sage LLP, 315 Post Rd. W., Suite 1A, Westport, CT 06880-
4739, ABA Advisor
EDDIE J. VARON LEVY, 2276 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501-2518, ABA Section
Advisor
LOUISE ELLEN TEITZ, Roger Williams University School of Law, 10 Metacome Ave.,
Bristol, RI 02809-5103, ABA Section Advisor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LIZA KARSAI, 111 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1010, Chicago, IL 60602, Executive Director
