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SECTION 76-D
Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
Domestic Relations (DOM) CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 5-A, TITLE 2
§ 76-d. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder. 1. Before a child
custody determination is made under this article, notice and an
opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section
seventy-five-g of this article must be given to all persons entitled to
notice under the law of this state as in child custody proceedings
between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have
not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody
of the child.

2. This article does not govern the enforceability of a child custody
determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

3. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a
party in a child custody proceeding under this article are governed by
the laws of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents
of this state.