{"data":{"id":"us-gu/7-gca-39203","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"7 GCA § 39203","heading":"Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 39204, the Superior Court of Guam may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another State unless the Superior Court of Guam has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 39201(a)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) the court of the other State determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 39202 or that the Superior Court of Guam would be a more convenient forum under section 39207; or\n(2) the Superior Court of Guam 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 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":"c1e69434f27b1d9ba7faa18cdd7d8bb83a15fd41ff19446c358e64082e8e9003","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/7-gca-39202","next":"us-gu/7-gca-39204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}