Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1815 – Jurisdiction to modify determination
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1815
- 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: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
Except as otherwise provided in La. Rev. Stat. 13:1816, 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 La. Rev. Stat. 13:1813(A)(1) or (2) and:
(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under La. Rev. Stat. 13:1814 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under La. Rev. Stat. 13:1819; 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.
Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.