Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Decrees

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  5. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  6. Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Decrees

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Except as otherwise provided in §36-6-219, a court of this state may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under §36-6-216(a)(1) or (2), and:

  1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 36-6-217 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 36-6-221; or
  2. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.


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