Q: My daughter is visiting me in alaska from California, she is 6 and complains that her older cousin is touching her

A: You should report what the child told you to the state child protective services agency in New York. The agency should investigate and might obtain a custody order if they find that the mother will not be protective. The agency would then be in control, and they might place the child with you, or they might find a foster family closer to home. If you don't want an agency running the show, you could also file a third-party custody case in New York, but you'd have to consult with a New York attorney to determine if that would be recommended. It's probably not the sort of thing you could do without legal representation.

A: Note that in Alaska such investigations are handled by the state, but in New York it might be a county or even municipal agency that has responsibility. If you can't find the agency easily, the local police department would probably be able to advise you who to call. They may also be responsible for the initial investigation.

A: This seems to be a 3-state matter. As I read the question, the mother and the child lived in California, the child is visiting the father (who is asking this question) in Alaska, and the mother (as well as the cousin and the cousin's mother) are moving to New York.

If this is so, the California court would be the only one which presently has jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (law in all three states). If there is a California court order giving the mother primary physical custody with visitation to the father, California jurisdiction doesn't change unless both parents have moved from there. If there is no custody order, the father would be within his rights to refuse to return the child and, when the child has been in Alaska for six months, the Alaska courts would have jurisdiction.

Or, if the father does return the child to the mother in New York, the courts there will have jurisdiction when the child has been in that state for six months. At present, assuming the child has not been in Alaska for six months, California is the only state the courts of which have custody jurisdiction.