(3) Discourage the use of the interstate system for continuing controversies over child custody;

(4) Deter abductions of children;

(5) Avoid relitigation of custody decisions of other States in this State;

(6) Facilitate the enforcement of custody decrees of other States.

Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under this section as it existed prior to its 2000 repeal and reenactment.

Because federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980 governs decisions made under the Act, it applies to custody determinations made during child dependency and neglect proceedings. People in Interest of K.G., 876 P.2d 1 (Colo. App. 1993).

The UCCJA was enacted to extend the notion of full faith and credit to child custody decrees and its provisions seek to limit the exercise of jurisdiction over custody decrees to one state thereby eliminating forum shopping. In re Custody of K.R., 897 P.2d 896 (Colo. App. 1995).

Applied in In re Bechard, 40 Colo. App. 516, 577 P.2d 778 (1978); County of Clearwater v. Petrash, 198 Colo. 231, 598 P.2d 138 (1979).