New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-A:14 – Jurisdiction to Modify Determination
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Except as otherwise provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:15, 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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:12, I(a) or (b) and:
I. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:13 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:18; or
II. 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.
I. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:13 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:18; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-A:14
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. 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.