Guam § 39204 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.

§ 39204. Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.

(a) The Superior Court of Guam has temporary emergency jurisdiction

if the child is present in Guam and the child has been abandoned or it is

necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling

or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or

abuse.

(b) If there is no previous child-custody determination that is entitled to

be enforced under this Act and a child-custody proceeding has not been

commenced in a court of a State having jurisdiction under sections 39201

through 39203, a child-custody determination made under this section

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remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a State having

jurisdiction under sections 39201 through 39203. If a child-custody

proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a State having

jurisdiction under sections 39201 through 39203, a child-custody

determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so

provides and Guam becomes the home State of the child.

(c) If there is a previous child-custody determination that is entitled to

be enforced under this Act, or a child-custody proceeding has been

commenced in a court of a State having jurisdiction under sections 39201

through 39203, any order issued by a court of Guam under this section must

specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the

person seeking an order to obtain an order from the State having jurisdiction

under sections 39201 through 39203. The order issued in Guam remains in

effect until an order is obtained from the other State within the period

specified or the period expires.

(d) A court of Guam which has been asked to make a child-custody

determination under this section, upon being informed that a child-custody

proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has

been made by, a court of a State having jurisdiction under sections 39201

through 39203, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court

of Guam which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to sections 39201 through

39203, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been

commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court

of another State under a statute similar to this section shall immediately

communicate with the court of that State to resolve the emergency, protect

the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the

duration of the temporary order.