{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.203","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 598B.203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 598B.204, a court of this state shall 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 section 598B.201, subsection 1, paragraph “a” or “b”, and either of the following applies:\n1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 598B.202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 598B.207.\n2. 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.","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.203.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"6098091e6a1f5076b5ca16578ee61b8c4493e224bb6607acea1b8958d3835047","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.202","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}