{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1032","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 25-1032","heading":"Exclusive continuing jurisdiction","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in section 25-1034, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 25-1031 or 25-1033 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until either of the following is true:\n\n1. 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.\n\n2. 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\nB. A court of this state that 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 section 25-1031.","path":["Title 25 Marital and Domestic Relations"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/25/01032.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"d98a532c1fdecdecb50eed4a81ffd0225129e4b5f2d5f663963ee5a659b76b3e","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1031","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}