{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5422","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 5422","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in section 5424 (relating to temporary emergency jurisdiction), a court of this Commonwealth which has made a child custody determination consistent with section 5421 (relating to initial child custody jurisdiction) or 5423 (relating to jurisdiction to modify determination) has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) a court of this Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this Commonwealth concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships; or\n(2) a court of this Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth.\n(b) Modification where court does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.--A court of this Commonwealth 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 section 5421.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VI CHILDREN AND MINORS","CHAPTER 54 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=22\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"bd31de449c148b079118bc64faacb2b338425e2b6144f354bed55213dbcce5f2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5421","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5423"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}