N.D. Cent. Code § 14-14.1-14
14-14.1-14. (203) Jurisdiction to modify determination
14-14.1-14. (203) Jurisdiction to modify determination
Except as otherwise provided in section 14-14.1-15, 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 subdivision a or b of subsection 1 of section
14-14.1-12 and:
1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing
jurisdiction under section 14-14.1-13 or that a court of this state would be a more
convenient forum under section 14-14.1-18; 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.