78B-13-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.
78B-13-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 78B-13-204, a court of this state may not modifya child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state hasjurisdiction to make an initial determination under Subsection 78B-13-201(1)(a) or (b) and:
(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuingjurisdiction under Section 78B-13-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenientforum under Section 78B-13-207; or
(2) a court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child, nor aparent, nor any person acting as a parent presently resides in the other state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session