Delaware § 1922 Jurisdiction to modify determination

Delaware Statutes

§ 1922 — Jurisdiction to modify determination

Delaware § 1922

Title13

Ch. 19UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Subch.Jurisdiction

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Del. Code tit. 13, § 1922 (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided in § 1923 of this title, 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 § 1920(a)(1) or (2) of this title and:

(1)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 1921 of this title or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under § 1926 of this title; 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.

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Except as otherwise provided in § 1923 of this title, 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 § 1920(a)(1) or (2) of this title and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 1921 of this title or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under § 1926 of this title; 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.