The UCCJEA was instituted in 1999 to promote the avoidance of jurisdictional competition between states in custody matters, to ensure that litigation over custody will occur in the state where the parties and the minor child have the most significant connection and to facilitate the enforcement of one state’s custody decree in another state.  The UCCJEA sets forth that if there is a home state of the minor child, then that state alone has the power to enter an initial custody order.  Furthermore, the home state retains its status as the state having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the custody order unless there is an emergency or it is determined that the minor child now has a new home state.