26-5B-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.(a) Except as otherwise provided in §26-5B-204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with §26-5B-201 or 26-5B-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:(1)A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or(2)A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.(b) A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under §26-5B-201. Source: SL 2005, ch 137, §14.
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