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A State G court entered a custody order giving Parent 1 primary physical custody and Parent 2 four weeks of summer parenting time. Parent 2 took Child to State H for the summer visit but refused to return Child at the end of the four weeks, claiming that Child preferred State H and that Parent 1's home rules were too strict. Parent 1 registered the State G order in State H and sought expedited enforcement and immediate return.
Parent 2 asks State H to modify custody and award Parent 2 primary physical custody. Parent 2 does not allege abuse or immediate danger. Parent 1 argues that State H must enforce the State G order and may not modify it because State G still has jurisdiction and Parent 1 still lives there.
Discuss what State H should do. Address registration, expedited enforcement, contempt or make-up parenting remedies, and whether State H may modify the order.