[§583A-204]  Temporary emergency
jurisdiction.  (a)  A court of this State has temporary emergency
jurisdiction if the child is present in this State 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 chapter and a  
child-custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having
jurisdiction under sections 583A-201 to 583A-203, 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 sections 583A-201 to 583A-203.  If a
child-custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state
having jurisdiction under sections 583A-201 to 583A-203, 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 sections 583A-201 to 583A-203, any 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 sections 583A-201 to 583A-203. 
The order issued in this State shall remain 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 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 583A-201 to 583A-203, shall immediately communicate with the other
court.  A court of this State which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to
sections 583A-201 to 583A-203, 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. [L 2002, c 124, pt of §2]