Vermont § 1073 - Jurisdiction to modify determination Except as otherwise provided
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§ 1073. Jurisdiction to modify determination Except as otherwise provided
- in section 1074 of this title, a Vermont court may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a Vermont court has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under subdivision 1071(a)(1) or (2) of this title and: (1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 1072 of this title or that a Vermont court would be a more convenient forum under section 1077 of this title; or (2) a Vermont court or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not currently reside in the other state. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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