{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1921","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 1921","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 1923 of this title, a court of this State which has made a child custody determination consistent with § 1920 or § 1922 of this title has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) 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; or\n(2) 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(b) A court of this State 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 § 1920 of this title.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 19. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Subchapter II. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c019/sc02/index.html#1921","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"3b4ae7471dedd6a7ee89133e4865e7f5e077d0e4f13a8c5deb6aa0c346a29e15","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1920","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1922"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}