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Minn. Stat. § 518D.203 (2026)

Jurisdiction To Modify Determination

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Except as otherwise provided in section 518D.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 518D.201, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), and:

(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 518D.202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 518D.207; 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: Stone v. Stone, 636 N.W.2d 594 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001).
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Stone v. Stone, 636 N.W.2d 594 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 518D.203. A custody determination includes an order providing for visitation with respect to a child.”
Mitchell O/B/O X.M. v. Dakota Cnty. Soc. Servs., 357 F. Supp. 3d 891 (D. Me. 2019). “The amended complaint alleges that Dakota County's wrongful policies include separating families without warrants, performing medical examinations on children without parental consent, coercing parents to sign contracts, fabricating evidence, failing to comply with the CHIPS…”
Melissa Dawn Paisley v. Clark Davis Kratzer (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 10× “] Minn. Stat. § 518D.203. The official comment to this section of the UCCJEA states: This section .”
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B. D. D. & D. A. A., Parents (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 10× “Minn. Stat. § 518D.203. The statute sets forth a two-step analysis.”
Darcie Gilliard & on behalf of minor Child. v. Jacob Alton Leatherman (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “] Minn. Stat. § 518D.203. A “[c]hild custody determination” is defined as “a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child.”
Mitchell v. Dakota Cnty. Soc. Servs. (D. Minnesota 2019). “Yet, in the only other CHIPS proceeding referenced in the complaint, that of Litvinenko, the § 518D.203, refusing to implement safety plans that avoid foster care placement, failing to supervise agents adequately, and publishing premature conclusions of parental maltreatment.”
— Minn. Stat. § 518D.203(1) — 2 cases
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B. D. D. & D. A. A., Parents (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). “Minn. Stat. § 518D.203. The statute sets forth a two-step analysis.”
Melissa Dawn Paisley v. Clark Davis Kratzer (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “] Minn. Stat. § 518D.203. The official comment to this section of the UCCJEA states: This section .”
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