{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-115l","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-115l","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 46b-115n, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination pursuant to sections 46b-115k to 46b-115m, inclusive, has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: (1) 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; or (2) a court of this state determines that (A) this state is not the home state of the child, (B) a parent or a person acting as a parent continues to reside in this state but the child no longer has a significant relationship with such parent or person, and (C) substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships.\n(b) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination but 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 46b-115k.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815p. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","PART II. JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815p.htm#sec_46b-115l","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"94b4ea4118d492501821ca3da691f08a0d45a8ce70b30f48a462f42022ce861d","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-115k","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-115m"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}