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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, § 1764: Temporary visitation, 1999

A court of this State without jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing certain out-of-state visitation arrangements.

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Temporary visitation

A court of this State without jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing certain out-of-state visitation arrangements.

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A court of this State without jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing certain out-of-state visitation arrangements.

1. Temporary order for enforcement. A court of this State that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: A. A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).] B. The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule. [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).] [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).] 2. Duration of order. If a court of this State makes an order under subsection 1, paragraph B, 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 subchapter II. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires. [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
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