Opinion ID: 2159066
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Protection Order

Text: [¶ 9] Campbell also argues that the District Court erred when it vacated portions of the protection from abuse order before a final order of another state had been entered. Section 1748, however, gives the District Court discretion in determining the length of time the emergency order is to remain in effect. If ... a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under sections 1745 to 1747, 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 1745 to 1747. 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. 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1748(3). [¶ 10] Here, the initial protection from abuse order was originally to remain in effect until March 18, 2003. The District Court modified the order so that provisions purporting to affect the relationship between Martin and the child would be in effect only until July 27, 2001, the date of the anticipated court action in Kentucky. Because a hearing was scheduled in Kentucky on that day, the District Court judge had personally spoken with the Kentucky judge, and Kentucky was the child's home state, the District Court's determination that the July 27 date would be adequate to give Campbell time to obtain an order from Kentucky did not exceed the bounds of its discretion. [3] The entry is: Judgment affirmed.