UTAH Part 19

Generally, once a court has jurisdiction, that court will keep jurisdiction, even if you move to another state.  If you have moved, you can ask the court that issued the original order to change the jurisdiction to the new state that you are in.  Under certain circumstances, you can ask the court in the new state to modify the order without going back to the original state.  You will find more information about modifying a custody order in a different state in the following questions below.

Modifying an order is often complicated, and as with all custody issues, we recommend that you talk to a lawyer about this.  Go to our Finding a Lawyer page for legal referrals.  You can also email us for more information about when someone can file to modify a custody order in a new state.