Pennsylvania § 4642 - Consent procedure for terminating custodial responsibility granted by court order.
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§ 4642. Consent procedure for terminating custodial responsibility granted by court order.
(a) Filing of agreement.--
(1) After the deploying parent returns from deployment, both parents may file with the court an agreement to terminate an order for temporary custodial responsibility issued under Subchapter C (relating to judicial procedure for granting custodial responsibility during deployment).
(2) An agreement to terminate an order entered into under this section is not required to be signed by a nonparent to whom custodial responsibility has been granted.
(b) Order.--After an agreement has been filed, the court shall issue an order terminating the temporary order effective on the date specified in the agreement. If a date is not specified, the order shall take effect immediately upon issuance.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4642 ("Consent procedure for terminating custodial responsibility granted by court order.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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