[§583A-112] Cooperation between courts; preservation of records. (a) A court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to:
(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this State may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a).
(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this State.
(d) A court of this State 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 eighteen 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. [L 2002, c 124, pt of §2]