As used in Article 3 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: (1) 'petitioner' means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination; and (2) 'respondent' means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination. History: Laws 2001, ch. 114, § 301.
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