19-9-51. Hearings and studies in another state; costs.

A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:#

1. (1)

   Hold an evidentiary hearing;#

2. (2)

   Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;#

3. (3)

   Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;#

4. (4)

   Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and#

5. (5)

   Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.#

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) of this Code section.#

Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.#

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 18 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.#