§ 598b-204

598B.204 Temporary emergency jurisdiction. 1. 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 thechild because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened withmistreatment or abuse. 2. 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 statehaving jurisdiction under sections 598B.201 through 598B.203, a child-custody determinationmade under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a statehaving jurisdiction under sections 598B.201 through 598B.203. If a child-custody proceedinghas not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under sections598B.201 through 598B.203, a child-custody determination made under this section becomesa final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child. 3. If there is a previous child-custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter, or a child-custody

ion, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child. 3. 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 havingjurisdiction under sections 598B.201 through 598B.203, any order issued by a court of thisstate under this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate toallow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction undersections 598B.201 through 598B.203. The order issued in this state remains in effect until anorder is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires. 4. 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, ora child-custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction undersections 598B.201 through 598B.203, shall immediately communicate with the other court.A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to sections 598B.201 through598B.203, upon being

sections 598B.201 through 598B.203, shall immediately communicate with the other court.A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to sections 598B.201 through598B.203, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, ora child-custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statutesimilar to this section, shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolvethe emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for theduration of the temporary order. 99 Acts, ch 103, §16; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §36Referred to in §598B.201, 598B.202, 598B.203, 598B.206, 598B.208, 598B.310, 598B.314 Sat Dec 23 11:10:28 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 598B.204 (15, 1)