{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-11-203","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-11-203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 81-11-204, 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 Subsection 81-11-201(1)(a) or (b) and:\n(1) the court of the other state determines the court no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 81-11-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 81-11-207; or\n(2) a court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the minor child, a parent, and any person acting as a parent presently do not reside in the other state.","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-11 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Part 81-11-2 Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter11/81-11-S203.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"2dd6a03bbad0fcaab8748855d96c4865a6d63aa8505c5f20ffc7648bfd8442a0","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-11-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-11-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}