Mississippi § 93-27-202 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-27-202 — Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-27-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Sections 93-27-201 or 93-27-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: 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 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. 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.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-27-202 ("Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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