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§ 5423. Jurisdiction to modify determination

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: August 16, 2004

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Children and Minors
Chapter 54. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Jurisdiction (Refs & Annos)
Effective: August 16, 2004
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5423
§ 5423. Jurisdiction to modify determination
Currentness
Except as otherwise provided in section 5424 (relating to temporary emergency jurisdiction), a court of this Commonwealth may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this Commonwealth has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 5421 (a)(1) or (2) (relating to initial child custody jurisdiction) and:
(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 5422 (relating to exclusive, continuing jurisdiction) or that a court of this Commonwealth would be a more convenient forum under section 5427 (relating to inconvenient forum); or
(2) a court of this Commonwealth 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.

Credits

2004, June 15, P.L. 236, No. 39, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 16, 2004].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5423, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5423
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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