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or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court,
the case number and the date of the child custody
determination, if any;

 
B.__Knows of any proceeding that could affect the current
proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and
proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective
orders, termination of parental rights and adoptions and, if
so, identify the court, the case number and the nature of
the proceeding; and

 
C.__Knows the names and addresses of any person not a party
to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child or
claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or
visitation with, the child and, if so, the names and
addresses of those persons.

 
2.__Stay until information furnished.__If the information
required by subsection 1 is not furnished, the court, upon motion
of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the
information is furnished.

 
3.__Additional information.__If the declaration as to any of
the items described in subsection 1, paragraphs A to C is in the
affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information
under oath as required by the court.__The court may examine the
parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and
other matters pertinent to the court's jurisdiction and the
disposition of the case.

 
4.__Continuing duty to inform court.__Each party has a
continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this or
any other State that could affect the current proceeding.

 
5.__Confidentiality.__If a party alleges in an affidavit or a
pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party
or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying
information, the information must be sealed and may not be
disclosed to the other party or the public unless the court
orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which the
court takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty of
the party or child and determines that the disclosure is in the
interest of justice.

 
Uniform Comment

 
The pleading requirements from Section 9 of the UCCJA are
generally carried over into this Act. However, the information
is made subject to local law on the protection of names and other
identifying information in certain cases. A number of States


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