D.C. Code § 16-4602.03

Jurisdiction to modify determination.

Last amended: 2001Year: 2026Length: 116 wordsOfficial source
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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