Iowa Code 598B.203 – Jurisdiction to modify determination
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 598B.203
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
598B.203 Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in § 598B.204, a court of this state shall 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 § 598B.201, subsection 1, paragraph “”a”” or “”b””, and either of the following applies:
1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 598B.202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 598B.207.
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.
99 Acts, ch 103, §15
Referred to in §598B.202, 598B.204, 598B.208
Except as otherwise provided in § 598B.204, a court of this state shall 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 § 598B.201, subsection 1, paragraph “”a”” or “”b””, and either of the following applies:
1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 598B.202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 598B.207.
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.
99 Acts, ch 103, §15
Referred to in §598B.202, 598B.204, 598B.208