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Idaho Statutes
Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER 11
UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
PART 2
JURISDICTION
32-11-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 32-11-204, Idaho Code, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with section 32-11-201 or 32-11-203, Idaho Code, has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
(1) A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one (1) parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training and personal relationships; or
(2) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
(b) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 32-11-201, Idaho Code.
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