§48-1-222. Domestic relations action defined.'Domestic relations action' means an action:(1) To obtain a divorce;(2) To have a marriage annulled;(3) To be granted separate maintenance;(4) To establish paternity;(5) To establish and enforce child or spousal support, including actions brought under the provisions of the uniform interstate family support act; and(6) To allocate custodial responsibility and determine decision-making responsibility, or to otherwise determine child custody, as in an action petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus wherein the issue is child custody.
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