New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-A:25 – Temporary Visitation
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I. A court of this state which 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
(b) The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
II. If a court of this state makes an order under subparagraph I(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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:12 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:21. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
(a) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-A:25
- 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.
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
II. If a court of this state makes an order under subparagraph I(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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:12 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:21. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.