Kansas Statutes 23-37,203. Jurisdiction to modify determination
(UCCJEA 203). Except as otherwise provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,204, and amendments thereto, 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 subsection (a)(1) or (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,201, and amendments thereto, and:
(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,202, and amendments thereto, or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,207, and amendments thereto; or
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 23-37,203
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(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.