§ 5412. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.

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(a)Assistance of another state.-- A court of this Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to:

(1)hold an evidentiary hearing;

(2)order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;

(3)order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;

(4)forward to the court of this Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and

(5)order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(b)Assistance to another state.-- Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this Commonwealth may hold a hearing, enter an order or forward transcripts, evidence and evaluations described in subsection (a).

(c)Expenses.-- Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections

(a)and

(b)may be assessed against the parties according to the laws of this Commonwealth.

(d)Preservation of records.-- A court of this Commonwealth shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

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Cross References. Section 5412 is referred to in section 5203 of this title.

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SUBCHAPTER B

JURISDICTION

Sec.

5421. Initial child custody jurisdiction.

5422. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

5423. Jurisdiction to modify determination.

5424. Temporary emergency jurisdiction.

5425. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.

5426. Simultaneous proceedings.

5427. Inconvenient forum.

5428. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.

5429. Information to be submitted to court.

5430. Appearance of parties and child.

Cross References. Subchapter B is referred to in sections 5404, 5405, 5444, 5445, 5446, 5447, 5448, 5450, 5453 of this title.

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