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  • (a) A court of this State which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination, may issue a temporary order enforcing:

    • (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another State; or

    • (2) the visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another State that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

  • (b) If a court of this State makes an order under subsection (a)(2), 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 subchapter 2. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.