Fla. Stat. § 61.516 : Civil Practice And Procedure — Dissolution Of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing — Jurisdiction to modify a determination Date: 26 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, 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 s. 61.514(1)(a) or (b) and: (1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under s. 61.515 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under s. 61.520; 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. Fla. Stat. § 61.516 s.5, ch. 2002-65.