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Code · South Dakota · Title 26 · Chapter 26-5

26-5B-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination.

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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.
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