Mississippi § 93-27-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-27-203 — Jurisdiction to modify determination., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-27-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 93-27-204, 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 Section 93-27-201(1)(a) or (b); and: The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 93-27-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 93-27-207; or A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child, the child’s parents, nor any person acting as a parent presently does not reside in the other state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-27-203 ("Jurisdiction to modify determination.") 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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