{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5338","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 5338","heading":"Modification of existing order.","body":"(a) Best interest of the child.--Upon petition, a court may modify a custody order to serve the best interest of the child.\n(b) Applicability.--Except as provided in 51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 46 (relating to uniform deployed parents custody and visitation), this section shall apply to any custody order entered by a court of this Commonwealth or any other state subject to the jurisdictional requirements set forth in Chapter 54 (relating to uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement).","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VI CHILDREN AND MINORS","CHAPTER 53 CHILD CUSTODY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=53\u0026sctn=38\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"93754e919ee7f3c100753fa892187b5bacd494b6f7beb84ff46deaadcb1618a7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5337","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5339"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}