{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-7-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-7-202","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in 40-7-204, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with 40-7-201 or 40-7-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(a) a court of this state determines that neither the child, 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(b) a court of this state or a court of another state determines that neither the child, a parent, nor any person acting as a parent presently resides in this state.\n(2) A court of this state that has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may decline to exercise jurisdiction if the court determines that it is an inconvenient forum under 40-7-108.\n(3) A court of this state that 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 40-7-201.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 7. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Part 2. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0070/part_0020/section_0020/0400-0070-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:01Z","sha256":"4c61c17e0f3770729e4b7e0faf03b463b21a76c06fd369f565fde638a9a23ad5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-7-201","next":"us-mt/40-7-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}