N.D. Cent. Code § 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.