(a) If a petition is filed under this chapter, the court may enter an order that must include:

(1) The basis for the court’s exercise of jurisdiction;

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(2) The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons entitled to notice of the proceeding;

(3) A detailed description of each party’s custody and visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child;

(4) A provision stating that a violation of the order may subject the party in violation to civil and criminal penalties; and

(5) Identification of the child’s country of habitual residence at the time of the issuance of the order.

(b) If, at a hearing on a petition under this chapter or on the court’s own motion, the court after reviewing the evidence finds a credible risk of abduction of the child, the court shall enter an abduction prevention order. The order must include the provisions required by subsection (a) and measures and conditions, including those in subsections (c), (d), and (e), that are reasonably calculated to prevent abduction of the child, giving due consideration to the custody and visitation rights of the parties. The court shall consider the age of the child, the potential harm to the child from an abduction, the legal and practical difficulties of returning the child to the jurisdiction if abducted, and the reasons for the potential abduction, including evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect.

(c) An abduction prevention order may include one or more of the following:

(1) An imposition of travel restrictions that require that a party traveling with the child outside a designated geographical area provide the other party with the following:

(A) The travel itinerary of the child;

(B) A list of physical addresses and telephone numbers at which the child can be reached at specified times; and

(C) Copies of all travel documents;

(2) A prohibition of the respondent directly or indirectly:

(A) Removing the child from this state, the United States, or another geographic area without permission of the court or the petitioner’s written consent;

(B) Removing or retaining the child in violation of a child-custody determination;

(C) Removing the child from school or a child-care or similar facility; or

(D) Approaching the child at any location other than a site designated for supervised visitation;

(3) A requirement that a party to register the order in another state as a prerequisite to allowing the child to travel to that state;

(4) With regard to the child’s passport:

(A) A direction that the petitioner place the child’s name in the United States Department of State’s Child Passport Issuance Alert Program;

(B) A requirement that the respondent surrender to the court or the petitioner’s attorney any United States or foreign passport issued in the child’s name, including a passport issued in the name of both the parent and the child; and

(C) A prohibition upon the respondent from applying on behalf of the child for a new or replacement passport or visa;

(5) As a prerequisite to exercising custody or visitation, a requirement that the respondent provide:

(A) To the United States Department of State Office of Children‘s Issues and the relevant foreign consulate or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order detailing passport and travel restrictions for the child;

(B) To the court: