### Question
How does the law define child's home State?


### Answer
Under *28 U.S.C. § 1738B*, **child's home State** is defined as:

> the State in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, if a child is less than 6 months old, the State in which the child lived from birth with any of them

#### Citation:
  - *28 U.S.C. § 1738B*
  - Heading: **PART V-PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 115-EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY**

