Iowa Code 598B.304 – Temporary visitation
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1. A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing any of the following:
a. A visitation schedule made by a court of another state.
b. The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 598B.304
- Child-custody determination: means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. See Iowa Code 598B.102
- Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child-custody determination. See Iowa Code 598B.102
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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 Iowa Code 598B.102
2. 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 article II. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.