[§571-8.3]  Disqualification; absence;
vacancy.  Whenever it is advisable, by reason of a vacancy in the office of
district family judge of any circuit, or by reason of the disqualification of
any district family judge, or the district family judge's inability to attend
to the district family judge's duties by reason of temporary absence, or for
any other reason, the chief justice of the supreme court may designate the
district family judge of any other circuit or any district judge appointed
pursuant to chapter 604 to hear and determine any or all matters then or
thereafter pending in the district family court to which the district family
judge or district judge is called for such purpose, and while so engaged, the
district family judge or district judge shall have and exercise all of the
powers of a regularly appointed district family judge of the circuit to which
the district family judge or district judge is called. [L 1973, c 219, pt of
§1; gen ch 1985]