{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-203","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-5B-203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 26-5B-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 § 26-5B-201(a)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 26-5B-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 26-5B-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":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-5B. UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-5B-203","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0de414483812efe2e9add4c4aa8b068c37a55778ef965eb9d05b13a744e164f2","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-202","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}