West Virginia § 48-20-203 Jurisdiction to modify determination

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-20-203 — Jurisdiction to modify determination

West Virginia § 48-20-203

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 20UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-20-203 (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided in section 20-204, 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 subdivision (1) or (2), subsection (a), section 20-201 and:

(1)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 20-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 20-207; 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.

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Except as otherwise provided in section 20-204, 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 subdivision (1) or (2), subsection (a), section 20-201 and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 20-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 20-207; 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.