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Family Code § 3444

CHAPTER 3. Enforcement

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 3444Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.

(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing either:

(1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state.

(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 paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), 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 Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421). The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.