{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4602.02","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in § 16-4602.04, a court of the District which has made a child-custody determination consistent with §§ 16-4602.01 or 16-4602.03 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1)\nA court of the District determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and any person acting as a parent have a significant connection with the District and that substantial evidence is no longer available in the District concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2)\nA court of the District 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 the District.\n\n(b)\nA court of the District which 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 § 16-4602.01.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.","Subchapter II. Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4602.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e011e6f268cbba297f05d33fb9076ccc8a8df5c13b2d0e78d0afb71ddb9f0776","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}