452.800. Modification of another court's determination. - Missouri Statutes

Modification of another court's determination.

452.800. Except as otherwise provided in section 452.755, a court ofthis state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court ofanother state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make aninitial determination under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 ofsection 452.740 and:

(1) The court of the other state determines that it no longer hasexclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 452.745 or that a court ofthis state would be a more convenient forum under section 452.770; or

(2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determinesthat neither child, nor a parent, nor any person acting as a parentpresently resides in the other state.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)