{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.516","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 61.516","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify a determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state may 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 s. 61.514(1)(a) or (b) and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under s. 61.515 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under s. 61.520; or\n(2) 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.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.","path":["CHAPTER 61 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0061/0061.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:57Z","sha256":"d36633e1ac64c146bc4b2c8bcebcfab5aeeeddf4295caa42351177cc5263d353","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.515","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}