District Of Columbia § 16-4603.04 - Temporary visitation.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 16-4603.04 — Temporary visitation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-4603.04. Temporary visitation.
16-4603.04A court of the District which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:
A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
If a court of the District makes an order under subsection (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 . The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
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Section 16-4603.04 ("Temporary visitation.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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