{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-13-1814","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 13:1814","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1816, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with R.S. 13:1813 or 1815 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent 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.\nB. 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 R.S. 13:1813.","path":["TITLE 13. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=408569","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:40Z","sha256":"ce27bf55834a6d982853c251267ccec875dcfe4fd2f5f5f03fd454a25ff9f97b","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-13-1813","next":"us-la/rs-13-1815"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}