Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 54 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
Section 5412 - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records


(a) Assistance of another state.--A court of this Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to:
(1) hold an evidentiary hearing;
(2) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;
(3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
(4) forward to the court of this Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and
(5) order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
(b) Assistance to another state.--Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this Commonwealth may hold a hearing, enter an order or forward transcripts, evidence and evaluations described in subsection (a).
(c) Expenses.--Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the laws of this Commonwealth.
(d) Preservation of records.--A court of this Commonwealth shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

Cross References. Section 5412 is referred to in section 5203 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 54 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5401 - Short title of chapter

Section 5402 - Definitions

Section 5403 - Proceedings governed by other law

Section 5404 - Application to Native American tribes

Section 5405 - International application of chapter

Section 5406 - Effect of child custody determination

Section 5407 - Priority

Section 5408 - Notice to persons outside Commonwealth

Section 5409 - Appearance and limited immunity

Section 5410 - Communication between courts

Section 5411 - Taking testimony in another state

Section 5412 - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

Section 5421 - Initial child custody jurisdiction

Section 5422 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

Section 5423 - Jurisdiction to modify determination

Section 5424 - Temporary emergency jurisdiction

Section 5425 - Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder

Section 5426 - Simultaneous proceedings

Section 5427 - Inconvenient forum

Section 5428 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct

Section 5429 - Information to be submitted to court

Section 5430 - Appearance of parties and child

Section 5441 - Definitions

Section 5442 - Enforcement under Hague Convention

Section 5443 - Duty to enforce

Section 5444 - Temporary visitation

Section 5445 - Registration of child custody determination

Section 5446 - Enforcement of registered determination

Section 5447 - Simultaneous proceedings

Section 5448 - Expedited enforcement of child custody determination

Section 5449 - Service of petition and order

Section 5450 - Hearing and order

Section 5451 - Warrant to take physical custody of child

Section 5452 - Costs, fees and expenses

Section 5453 - Recognition and enforcement

Section 5454 - Appeals

Section 5455 - Role of prosecutor or public official

Section 5456 - Role of law enforcement

Section 5457 - Costs and expenses

Section 5471 - Intrastate application

Section 5481 - Application and construction

Section 5482 - Severability