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2016 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 20-146.13 and 20-146.14 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of this
the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination consistent
with § 20-146.12 or § 20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
as long as the child, the child's parents a parent of the child,
or any person acting as a parent of the child continue continues
to live in this the Commonwealth.
B. A court of this the Commonwealth that has
made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing
jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has
jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 20-146.12.
§ 20-146.14. Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of
this the Commonwealth may not modify a child custody determination
made by a court of another state unless a court of this the
Commonwealth has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under
subdivision A 1 or A 2 of § 20-146.12 and:
1. The court of the other state determines that it no longer
has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 20-146.13 or that a court of
this the Commonwealth would be a more convenient forum under §
20-146.18; or
2. A court of this the Commonwealth or a court
of the other state determines that neither a parent of the child, nor
the child, the child's parents, nor any person acting as a parent of
the child presently reside resides in the other state.