{"data":{"id":"us-gu/7-gca-39202","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"7 GCA § 39202","heading":"Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 39204, a court of Guam which has made a child-custody determination consistent with sections 39201 or 39203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) a court of Guam determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with Guam and that substantial evidence is no longer available in Guam concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2) a court of Guam 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 Guam.\n(b) A court of Guam 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 section 39201.","path":["Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure","Division 3 - Civil Special Proceedings","Chapter 39: Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","ARTICLE 2: JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/7gc039.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:35:58Z","sha256":"cd79bd8302968ba6e46c538a04348f09f28d8eec297cc558bade629254f2d6d4","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/7-gca-39201","next":"us-gu/7-gca-39203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}