{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-67","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-67","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"15.  Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.\nExcept as otherwise provided in section 16 of this act, 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 paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of section 13 of this act and:\na.\tthe court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 14 of this act or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under section 19 of this act; or\nb.\ta 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.\nL.2004,c.147,s.15.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"1092dfd770e3090804143805dfed3255927a097368d1308b430355ec46e49081","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-66","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-68"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}