North Carolina General Statutes 50A-304. Temporary visitation
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(a) A court of this State 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
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 50A-304
- 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(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 subdivisions (a)(2) of this section, 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 Part 2. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires. (1999-223, s. 3.)