{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-203","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-37,203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"(UCCJEA 203). Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, a court of this state may 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 subsection (a)(1) or (2) of K.S.A. 23-37,201, and amendments thereto, and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under K.S.A. 23-37,202, and amendments thereto, or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under K.S.A. 23-37,207, and amendments thereto; or\n(2) 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":["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_0203.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:22Z","sha256":"1c8117973dc86a22e5ecea996e2863f25d1bb2eda3376cf2831c6e58d55f3d14","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-202","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-37-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}