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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-5B-203

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 26-5B-101–26-5B-405 (43 sections).

Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 15.

Except as otherwise provided in § 26-5B-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 § 26-5B-201(a)(1) or (2) and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 26-5B-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 26-5B-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: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.