(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to
- (1) hold an evidentiary hearing;
- (2) order a person to produce or give evidence under procedures of that state;
- (3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
- (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) order a party to a child custody proceeding or a person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
- (b) On request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in (a) of this section.
- (c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under (a) and (b) of this section 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 18 years of age. On appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of these records.