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2018 Code of Alabama
Title 30 - MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
Chapter 3B - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT.
Article 2 - Jurisdiction.
Section 30-3B-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 30-3B-203 (2018)
Section 30-3B-203Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-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 Section 30-3B-201(a)(1) or (2) and:
(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under Section 30-3B-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 30-3B-207; or
(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.
(Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
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