KRS 403.826: Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 403
Except as otherwise provided in KRS 403.828, a court of this state shall 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 KRS 403.822(1)(a) or (b) and:
(1) The court of the other state determines that it no longer has exclusive, continuing
jurisdiction under KRS 403.824 or that a court of this state would be a more
convenient forum under KRS 403.834; 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.
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