What is Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act?
The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) is a Federal law enacted in 1980 in an attempt to reduce taking a child without consent from one state to another, to escape an unsatisfactory custody order in the "home state."
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