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District of Columbia Code Division II. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 16-4602.03. Jurisdiction to modify determination.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as otherwise provided in § 16-4602.04, a court of the District may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of the District has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 16-4602.01(a)(1) or (2) and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 16-4602.02 or that a court of the District would be a more convenient forum under § 16-4602.07; or

(2) A court of the District 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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