N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-203

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 50A-101 to 50A-317 (39 sections).

Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case 244 N.C. App. 255 - In re: J.H. (2015)

Most recently applied in J.A.N. v. J.M.N. (January 2022)

1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.

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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.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.