Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Section 46b-115l. - Jurisdiction.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 46b-115n, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination pursuant to sections 46b-115k to 46b-115m, inclusive, has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: (1) 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; or (2) a court of this state determines that (A) this state is not the home state of the child, (B) a parent or a person acting as a parent continues to reside in this state but the child no longer has a significant relationship with such parent or person, and (C) substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships.

(b) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination but 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 46b-115k.
(P.A. 99-185, S. 13, 40.)
History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
Subsec. (a):
A court of this state has continuing jurisdiction over the custody order until all three of the statutory factors are met and court erred when it made its determination on the basis of only one factor without addressing the remaining factors. 206 CA 266.

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