Pennsylvania § 5412 Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5412 — Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

Pennsylvania § 5412

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART VI

Ch. 54UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5412 (2026).

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(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

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(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.