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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1747

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 1731 to 1783 (42 sections).

PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW)

Except as otherwise provided in section 1748, 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 section 1745, subsection 1, paragraph A or B and:

1. Jurisdiction of other state; more convenient forum. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 1746 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under section 1751; or

2. Not residents of other state. 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.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.