§ 5444. Temporary visitation.

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(a)General rule.-- A court of this Commonwealth which 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)Time to obtain permanent change in visitation.-- If a court of this Commonwealth makes an order under subsection (a)(2), 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 B (relating to jurisdiction). The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

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Cross References. Section 5444 is referred to in section 5448 of this title.

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