{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4602.03","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 16-4602.04, a court of the District may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of the District has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 16-4602.01(a)(1) or (2) and:\n\n(1)\nThe court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 16-4602.02 or that a court of the District would be a more convenient forum under § 16-4602.07; or\n\n(2)\nA court of the District 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 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/16-4602.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"86f88affae44380250bd7da62e15dde02d1e40fb2c4bb1baed10974ddb7c196a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}