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N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 77-c: Temporary visitation

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  1. Domestic Relations Law
  2. Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  3. Title 3. Enforcement

§ 77-c. Temporary visitation. 1. A court of this state which does not

have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination, may, if

consistent with subdivision one-c of section two hundred forty of this

chapter or section one thousand eighty-five of the family court act,

issue a temporary order enforcing:

(a) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(b) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of

another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

2. If a court of this state makes an order under paragraph (b) of

subdivision one of this section, 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 title

two of this article. The order remains in effect until an order is

obtained from the other court or the period expires.

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