As used in the uniform child custody
jurisdiction act:
(a) "Contestant" means a person, including
a parent, who claims a right to custody or
visitation rights with respect to a child.
(b) "Custody determination" means a court
decision and court orders and instructions
providing for the custody of a child, including
visitation rights; it does not include a decision
relating to child support or any other monetary
obligation of any person.
(c) "Custody proceeding" includes
proceedings in which a custody determination is
one of several issues, such as an action for
divorce or separation, and includes proceedings
under the Kansas code for care of children.
(d) "Decree" or "custody decree" means a
custody determination contained in a judicial
decree or order made in a custody proceeding, and
includes an initial decree and a modification
decree.
(e) "Home state" means the state in which
the child immediately preceding the time involved
lived with the child's parents, a parent, or a
person acting as parent, for at least six
consecutive months, and in the case of a child
less than six months old the state in which the
child lived from birth with any of the persons
mentioned. Periods of temporary absence of any of
the named persons are counted as part of the
six-month or other period.
(f) "Initial decree" means the first
custody decree concerning a particular child.
(g) "Modification decree" means a custody
decree which modifies or replaces a prior decree,
whether made by the court which rendered the
prior decree or by another court.
(h) "Physical custody" means actual
possession and control of a child.
(i) "Person acting as parent" means a
person, other than a parent, who has physical
custody of a child and who has either been
awarded custody by a court or claims a right to
custody.
(j) "State" means any state, territory, or
possession of the United States, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
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