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Legal Information: Alaska

Statutes: Alaska

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December 18, 2019

Sec. 25.30.420. Temporary visitation

(a) A court of this state that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing

(1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
(2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(b) If a court of this state makes an order under (a)(2) of this section, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in AS 25.30.300–25.30.390. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

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