MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 93-27-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

(1)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204 , a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 93-27-201 or 93-27-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

         (a)  A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one 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

         (b)  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 currently do not reside in this state.

(2)  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 93-27-201.

SOURCES: Laws, 2004, ch. 519, § 14, HB 873, eff from and after July 1, 2004.


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