Colorado Statutes
§ 14-13-203 — Jurisdiction to modify determination
(1)Except as otherwise
provided in section 14-13-204, 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 14-13-201 (1)(a) or 14-13-201 (1)(b) and:
(a)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive,
continuing jurisdiction under a provision of law adopted by that state that is in
substantial conformity with section 14-13-202 or that a court of this state would be
a more convenient forum under a provision of law adopted by that state that is in
substantial conformity with section 14-13-207; or
(b)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
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1525, � 1, effective July 1.
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