{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-13-1815","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 13:1815","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination","body":"Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1816, 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 R.S. 13:1813(A)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1814 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under R.S. 13:1819; 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":["TITLE 13. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=408570","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:40Z","sha256":"6cf812c6ffcfb06db595c0f8fd1d4583d7159e05012fe90fccae78a1a93389d1","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-13-1814","next":"us-la/rs-13-1816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}