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(a) 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 the
child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to
or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.
(b) 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 state having jurisdiction under sections 32-11-201
through 32-11-203, Idaho Code, a child custody determination made under this
section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state
having jurisdiction under sections 32-11-201 through 32-11-203, Idaho Code. If
a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a
state having jurisdiction under sections 32-11-201 through 32-11-203, Idaho
Code, a child custody determination made under this section becomes a final
determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the
child.
(c) 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 having jurisdiction under sections 32-11-201
through 32-11-203, Idaho Code, any order issued by a court of this state under
this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers
adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the
state having jurisdiction under sections 32-11-201 through 32-11-203, Idaho
Code. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is
obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period
expires.
(d) 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, or a child custody determination has been
made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 32-11-201
through 32-11-203, Idaho Code, shall immediately communicate with the other
court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to
sections 32-11-201 through 32-11-203, Idaho Code, upon being informed that a
child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody
determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute
similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that
state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the
child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.

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