California Family Code

§ 3423

FAM § 3423 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 8 · Part 3 · Ch. 2

Statute text

Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, 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 paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3421 and either of the following determinations is made:

(a)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 3422 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 3427.

(b)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.

Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.