{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-202","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3B-202","heading":"Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 30-3B-201 or Section 30-3B-203 has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(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\n(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.\n(b) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 30-3B-201.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 3B Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.","Article 2 Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-3B-202","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"24cdee0e4eb81312a9901ac63b9a319850d0560e73f169c8e3c71e65f0e2c406","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-201","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}