{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-15","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided, 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, and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum; 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":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 14.1 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-14.1/15-14.1-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:38Z","sha256":"955db9bbc46a7fe48f2759df67fb3be957f8a19723f699643fe5de60dcb69e23","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}