{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-202","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-5B-202","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 26-5B-204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with § 26-5B-201 or 26-5B-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) A court of this state 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 state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2) A court of this state 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 state.\n(b) A court of this state 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 § 26-5B-201.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-5B. UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-5B-202","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f582ed181d45da136ccb540940514faa21399558c56676a84690904974ed4205","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-201","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}