Emergency jurisdiction is temporary UCCJEA authority that allows an Arizona court to protect a child who is physically present in Arizona and who has been abandoned or is in danger of abuse or neglect.

Emergency jurisdiction is not a substitute for home state jurisdiction. A court exercising emergency jurisdiction must communicate with the court of the child's home state and the emergency jurisdiction ends when the home state court can address the matter.

Emergency jurisdiction is appropriate when a child arrives in Arizona in immediate danger. It is not a strategy to establish jurisdiction in Arizona when the home state courts are available and functioning.