{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-458-a-13","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 458-A:13","heading":"Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.","body":"I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 458-A:15, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with RSA 458-A:12 or RSA 458-A:14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(a) 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(b) 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.\nII. 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 RSA 458-A:12.","path":["Title XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 458-A: UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XLIII/458-A/458-A-13.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:26:31Z","sha256":"3447f78575d2e475d71ffa4cbc21d55a094030c2e173406a68a7fdc4d6847b50","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-458-a-12","next":"us-nh/rsa-458-a-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}