New Hampshire Statutes
§ 458-A:14 — Jurisdiction to Modify Determination
New Hampshire·Title XLIII DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Ch. 458-A UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT·Subdivision Jurisdiction
Except as otherwise provided in RSA 458-A:15, 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 RSA 458-A:12, I(a) or (b) and:
I.The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:13 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under RSA 458-A:18; or
II.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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Legislative History
2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 458-A:1
Definitions§ 458-A:10
Taking Testimony in Another State§ 458-A:12
Initial Child-Custody Jurisdiction§ 458-A:13
Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction§ 458-A:14
Jurisdiction to Modify Determination§ 458-A:15
Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction§ 458-A:16
Notice; Opportunity to be Heard; Joinder§ 458-A:17
Simultaneous Proceedings§ 458-A:18
Inconvenient Forum§ 458-A:2
Proceedings Governed by Other Law§ 458-A:20
Information to be Submitted to Court§ 458-A:21
Appearance of Parties and Child§ 458-A:22
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