{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-202","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-202","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided in G.S. 50A-204, a court of this State which has made a child-custody determination consistent with G.S. 50A-201 or G.S. 50A-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1)\tA 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)\tA 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)\tA 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 G.S. 50A-201. (1999-223, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 50A. Uniform Acts on Children.","Article 2. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.","Part 2. Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50A/GS_50A-202.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:27Z","sha256":"05a900fc7cb8ddaf8b2db6d95cdded6737eece214bd2c14d4c228d96250c1900","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-201","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}