{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-10a-203","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-10A-203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 204, 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 Section 201(a)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 207; 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":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 10A Child Custody"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"52cf90c1ca11e4fae2511278a9dfc2a61e2cc39e4ae03c501e1b0b16af30bc33","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-10a-202","next":"us-nm/40-10a-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}