{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-203","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3B-203","heading":"Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-204, 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 Section 30-3B-201(a)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under Section 30-3B-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 30-3B-207; or\n(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.","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-203","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"4a7cbcfe9ccc1608b1e212a1b2343a956a5ff07892039b17d9f6f03c668c51fe","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-202","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3b-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}