N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-203
Jurisdiction to modify determination
North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 50A — Chapter 50A. · Status: effective
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- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-203, Jurisdiction to modify determination, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1313086
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Jurisdiction to modify determination. 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. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)