W. Va. Code § 48-20-203
Jurisdiction to modify determination
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 48 — Domestic Relations · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 48-20-203, Jurisdiction to modify determination, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2389553
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Except as otherwise provided in section 20-204, 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 subdivision (1) or (2), subsection (a), section 20-201 and:
(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 20-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 20-207; 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.