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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-203

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 9-19-101 to 9-19-402 (41 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 93 Ark. App. 358 - Bridges v. Bridges (2005)

Most recently applied in 93 Ark. App. 358 - Bridges v. Bridges (December 2005)

Acts 1999, No. 668, § 203.

Except as otherwise provided in § 9-19-204, 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 § 9-19-201(a)(1) or (2) and:

(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 9-19-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 9-19-207; 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.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.