{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-202","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-37,202","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(UCCJEA 202). (a) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with K.S.A. 23-37,201 or 23-37,203, and amendments thereto, has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) A court of this state determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any 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; or\n(2) 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.\n(b) 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 K.S.A. 23-37,201, and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 37.—UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA)"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_037_0202.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:22Z","sha256":"de30744ad4041e51c0b47cccaee6391743536bc688952192aba115a12d0e8bdf","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-201","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}