{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.202","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 598B.202","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in section 598B.204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with section 598B.201 or 598B.203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until any of the following occurs:\na. A court of this state determines that the child does not have, the child and one parent do not have, or the child and a person acting as a parent do not 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.\nb. 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.\n2. 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 section 598B.201.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 598B - UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT","Article II - JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/598B.202.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"667393010321d072a40f37d40559b9614f668bb118d2eefc9a164babbf17444f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.201","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}