Maine § 19-A §1746 Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1746 — Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

Maine § 19-A §1746

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 58UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1746 (2026).

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1.Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 1745 or 1747 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

2.Modification without exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. A court of this State that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 1745.

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1.
Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, a court of this State that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 1745 or 1747 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
2.
Modification without exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
A court of this State that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 1745.