Pennsylvania Statutes Title 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military Affairs § 4604. Jurisdiction

(a) Exercise.--A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if the court has jurisdiction under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54 (relating to uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement).

(b) Order of temporary custodial responsibility.--If a court has issued an order regarding temporary custodial responsibility under Subchapter C   1 (relating to judicial procedure for granting custodial responsibility during deployment), the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54 during the deployment.

(c) Order of custodial responsibility.--If a court has issued an order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement under Subchapter B (relating to agreement addressing custodial responsibility during deployment), the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54.

(d) Action in other state.--If a court in another state has issued an order regarding temporary custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54.

(e) Temporary emergency jurisdiction.--This section does not prevent a court from exercising jurisdiction under 23 Pa.C.S. § 5424 (relating to temporary emergency jurisdiction).