{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1033","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 25-1033","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 25-1034, 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 section 25-1031, subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 and either of the following is true:\n\n1. The court of the other state determines that it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 25-1032 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 25-1037.\n\n2. 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 25 Marital and Domestic Relations"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/25/01033.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"a75793628ec2b8d7444e78c9e7ee0eaa92a9ac5d6c5cf23fe051215d08bb9d92","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1032","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-25-1034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}