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Va. Code Ann. § 20-146.14

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 66 Va. App. 702 - Melanie Lynn Rhodes v. Delmar Lang and Susan Lang (2016)

Most recently applied in 66 Va. App. 702 - Melanie Lynn Rhodes v. Delmar Lang and Susan Lang (November 2016)

1979, c. 229, § 20-137; 2001, c. 305; 2016, c. 179.

Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of the Commonwealth may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under subdivision A 1 or A 2 of § 20-146.12 and:

1. The court of the other state determines that it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 20-146.13 or that a court of the Commonwealth would be a more convenient forum under § 20-146.18; or

2. A court of the Commonwealth or a court of the other state determines that neither a parent of the child, nor the child, nor any person acting as a parent of the child presently resides in the other state.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.