Sec. 25.30.330. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
(b) If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter and if a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320, a child custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320, a child custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.
(c) If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320, an order issued by a court of this state 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 AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.
(d) A court of this state that has been asked to make a child custody determination under this section, on 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 AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320 shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state that is exercising jurisdiction under AS 25.30.300 -- 25.30.320, on 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 substantially 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.




