§ 9-19-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination. - Arkansas Statutes

9-19-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination.

Except as otherwise provided in 9-19-204, 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 9-19-201(a)(1) or (2) and:

(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under 9-19-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under 9-19-207; 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.