North Carolina Statutes
§ 50A-203 — Jurisdiction to modify determination
North Carolina·Ch. 50A Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act·Art. 2 Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 50A-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 G.S. 50A-201(a)(1) or G.S. 50A-201(a)(2) and:
(1)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under G.S. 50A-202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under G.S. 50A-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. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)
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§ 50A-101
Short title§ 50A-102
Definitions§ 50A-103
Proceedings governed by other law§ 50A-104
Application to Indian tribes§ 50A-105
International application of Article§ 50A-107
Priority§ 50A-108
Notice to persons outside State§ 50A-109
Appearance and limited immunity§ 50A-110
Communication between courts§ 50A-111
Taking testimony in another state§ 50A-201
Initial child-custody jurisdiction§ 50A-202
Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction§ 50A-203
Jurisdiction to modify determination