In a child custody enforcement proceeding authorized by law:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 109.784

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(1) A court of this state that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

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

(b) The visitation or parenting time provisions of a child custody determination of another state that permit visitation or parenting time but do not provide for a specific visitation or parenting time schedule.

(2) If a court of this state makes an order under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the court 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 ORS § 109.741 to 109.771. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires. [1999 c.649 § 26]

 

See note under 109.701.