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

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-1054

  • Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce or modify a child custody determination. See Arizona Laws 25-1002
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 25-1002
  • Visitation: includes parenting time as defined in section 25-401. See Arizona Laws 25-1002

1. A visitation schedule made by a court of another state.

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 subsection A, paragraph 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 article 2 of this chapter. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.