N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-202 : UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT AND UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT — UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT — JURISDICTION —202 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

(a) Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 50A-204, a court of this State which has made a child-custody determination consistent with G.S. 50A-201 or G.S. 50A-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
(1) A court of this State determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this State and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this State concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or
(2) 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.
(b) A court of this State which 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 G.S. 50A-201.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-202

1999-223, s. 3.
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