Statute · New York Domestic Relations Law
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 76-b — Jurisdiction to modify determination
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 76-b
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- Statute
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- New York Domestic Relations Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 76-b. Jurisdiction to modify determination. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, 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…
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N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 76-b — Jurisdiction to modify determination is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 76-b. Jurisdiction to modify determination. Except as otherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title, 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 paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision one of section seventy-six of this title and:
1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section seventy-six-a of this title or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section seventy-six-f of this title; or
2. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.