Indiana § 31-21-5-3 Modification of a child custody determination made in another state

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§ 31-21-5-3 — Modification of a child custody determination made in another state

Indiana § 31-21-5-3

Art. 21UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION

Ch. 5Jurisdiction

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Ind. Code § 31-21-5-3 (2026).

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Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, an Indiana court may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless an Indiana court has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 1(a)(1) or 1(a)(2) of this chapter and:

(1)the court of the other state determines that:

(A)it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 2 of this chapter; or

(B)an Indiana court would be a more convenient forum under section 8 of this chapter; or

(2)an Indiana court or a court of the other state determines that:

(A)the child;

(B)the child's parents; and

(C)any person acting as a parent; do not presently reside in the other state.

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Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter,
an Indiana court may not modify a child custody determination made
by a court of another state unless an Indiana court has jurisdiction to
make an initial determination under section 1(a)(1) or 1(a)(2) of this
chapter and:
(1) the court of the other state determines that:
(A) it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under
section 2 of this chapter; or
(B) an Indiana court would be a more convenient forum under
section 8 of this chapter; or
(2) an Indiana court or a court of the other state determines that:
(A) the child;
(B) the child's parents; and
(C) any person acting as a parent;
do not presently reside in the other state.